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. 2023 Mar 17;18(3):e0282337. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0282337

Table 2. Changes in the confidence level pertaining to lung auscultation and the score of lung auscultation before and after education (n = 65).

Visualization group (n = 35) Control group (n = 30) p-value
Confidence in lung auscultation, mean (SD)
 Pre-questionnaire 1 (1) 2 (1) 0.128
 Post-questionnaire 3 (1) 3 (1) 0.028
 Mean difference 2 (1) 1 (1) 0.005
 Adjusted mean difference, least mean square (SE) 1.7 (0.1) 1.3 (0.1) 0.020 *
Score of lung auscultation, mean (SD)
 Pre-test 11 (2) 11 (5) 0.827
 Post-test 15 (4) 14 (4) 0.290
 Mean difference 4 (4) 3 (1) 0.623
 Adjusted mean difference, least mean square (SE) 3.7 (0.5) 3.1 (0.6) 0.424*

* Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was performed, and pre-score was adjusted.

Standard error, SE.