Table 2.
Scores for baseline and follow-up SimNow sessions
| Group Receiving Home Simulation Kits (n = 15) | p value1 | Control Group (n = 14) | p value1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average Score Session 1 |
Average Score Session 2 |
Average Score Session 1 |
Average Score Session 2 |
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| Sea Spikes 1 | ||||||
| Overall SimNow Score (SD) | 37.67 (24.60) | 67.93 (16.22) | 0.00046 | 52.43 (20.37) | 66.71 (20.16) | 0.070 |
| Economy of motion, cm (SD) | 474.3 (134.0) | 349.9 (62.50) | 0.0036 | 386.16 (67.72) | 341.26 (51.19) | 0.057 |
| Time to completion, s (SD) | 284.1 (128.7) | 185.9 (37.78) | 0.0033 | 231.23 (61.57) | 199.5 (66.27) | 0.11 |
| Penalty subtotal (SD) | – 21.13 (27.58) | – 6.07 (7.80) | 0.060 | – 10.36 (8.14) | – 6.00 (8.31) | 0.127 |
| Big Dipper Needle Driving | ||||||
| Overall SimNow Score (SD) | 1.27 (4.91) | 11.53 (14.89) | 0.016 | 3.64 (7.30) | 22.79 (22.24) | 0.0020 |
| Economy of motion, cm (SD) | 889.0 (214.8) | 696.2 (165.9) | 0.0020 | 765.5 (186.6) | 615.1 (124.8) | 0.0034 |
| Time to completion, s (SD) | 792.9 (226.9) | 610.59 (185.8) | 0.0011 | 753.1 (227.4) | 550.34 (149.3) | 0.00016 |
| Penalty subtotal (SD) | – 31.00 (16.85) | – 25.60 (11.79) | 0.075 | – 24.71 (10.61) | – 16.07 (5.38) | 0.0024 |
1Bolded values are significant with p<0.05.