Table 1.
Scores obtained for various domains in Mini-CEX among study subjects
| Domain | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | p value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Media n (IQR) | Mean (SD) | Me dia n (IQR) | Mean (SD) | Medi an (IQR) | Mea n (SD) | Medi an (IQR) | Mea n (SD) | Medi an (IQR) | ||
| History taking skills | 3.9 (1.05) | 4 (4–4) | 4.25 (0.94) | 4 (4–5) | 4.73 (0.72) | 5 (4–5) | 5.13 (0.61) | 5 (5–6) | 5.58 (0.67) | 6 (5–6) | 0.0001 |
| Physical examina tion skills | 3.91 (1.03) | 4 (4–4) | 4.11 (0.93) | 4 (4–5) | 4.63 (0.85) | 5 (4–5) | 5.1 (0.74) | 5 (5–6) | 5.46 (0.71) | 6 (5–6) | 0.0001 |
| Commun ication skills | 3.93 (1.13) | 4 (4–4) | 4.31 (0.93) | 4 (4–5) | 4.68 (0.88) | 5 (4–5) | 5.05 (0.78) | 5 (4.25–6) | 5.51 (0.71) | 6 (5–6) | 0.0001 |
| Clinical judgeme nt | 4.00 (1.23) | 4 (4–4) | 4.16 (0.96) | 4 (4–5) | 4.66 (0.69) | 5 (4–5) | 5.01 (0.67) | 5 (5–5) | 5.50 (0.71) | 6 (5–6) | 0.0001 |
| Professi onalism | 4.05 (1.13) | 4 (4–5) | 4.15 (1.02) | 4 (4–5) | 4.66 (0.81) | 5 (4–5) | 5.06 (0.74) | 5 (4.25–6) | 5.38 (0.71) | 6 (5–6) | 0.0001 |
| Organisa tional efficienc y | 3.95 (1.10) | 4 (4–4) | 4.26 (0.94) | 4 (4–5) | 4.56 (0.80) | 5 (4–5) | 5.08 (0.69) | 5 (5–6) | 5.41 (0.64) | 5.5 (5-6) | 0.0001 |
| Overall clinical care | 4.96 (1.01) | 4 (4–5) | 4.23 (1.00) | 4 (4–5) | 4.68 (0.69) | 5 (4–5) | 5.08 (0.61) | 5 (5–5) | 5.46 (0.74) | 6 (5–6) | 0.0001 |
Difference in scores of various domains in Mini-CEX among study subjects as depicted in Table 1, shows that there is statistically significant improvement across multiple encounters, using Friedman’s ANOVA test for repeated measures (p value-0.0001)