Table 2.
Self-assessment, expectation, and examination results of the participants.
| Variables | Control Group (n = 161) |
Study Group (n = 141) |
p Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
| Expectations and need (1 = fully agree; 7 = do not agree at all) | |||
| Diagnostic competency during studies | 1.38 (0.91) | 1.38 (1.04) | 0.59 |
| Diagnostic competency within compulsory teaching | 1.45 (0.98) | 1.41 (0.90) | 0.91 |
| Integration of digital teaching media into ultrasound education | 2.04 (1.35) | 1.81 (1.09) | 0.10 |
| Further development of digital teaching media | 1.88 (1.22) | 1.70 (1.03) | 0.16 |
| Current subjective assessment of competency (1 = very low, 7 = very high) | |||
| Theoretical ultrasound knowledge | 2.88 (1.22) | 3.39 (1.36) | <0.01 |
| Practical ultrasound knowledge | 2.70 (1.27) | 3.36 (1.31) | <0.01 |
| Topographical anatomical knowledge | 3.69 (1.28) | 4.11 (1.35) | 0.01 |
| Spatial perception/orientation in the image | 3.61 (1.36) | 4.16 (1.4) | <0.01 |
| Handling of an ultrasound machine | 3.57 (1.24) | 4.38 (1.39) | <0.01 |
| Optimal adjustment of the image | 2.79 (1.34) | 3.51 (1.36) | <0.01 |
| Retrievable knowledge from that time | % (SD) | ||
| Two-day compact course (n = 39) | 0 | 48.2 (21.5) | |
| 10-week course (n =90) | 0 | 42.9 (17.7) | |
| Both courses (n= 12) | 0 | 72.05 (22.6) | |