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. 2024 Feb 1;16(2):e53396. doi: 10.7759/cureus.53396

Table 4. Mean difference in scores by workshop setting (in person vs. virtual).

1: Rated on a five-point Likert scale (1 = strongly disagree, 5 = strongly agree).

Survey topic In person (Y/N) Mean pre-workshop score1 Mean post-workshop score1 Mean difference P-value
Confidence in listening to patients’ stories N 2.93 3.58 0.65 <0.001
Confidence in listening to patients’ stories Y 3.23 3.66 0.43 0.002
Confidence in analyzing literature N 2.51 3.17 0.66 <0.001
Confidence in analyzing literature Y 2.73 3.43 0.70 <0.001
Confidence in reflective writing N 2.23 3.06 0.83 <0.001
Confidence in reflective writing Y 2.36 3.10 0.74 <0.001
Interest in learning about narrative medicine N 3.14 3.68 0.54 <0.001
Interest in learning about narrative medicine Y 3.23 3.70 0.47 <0.001
Interest in analyzing literature N 3.04 3.59 0.55 <0.001
Interest in analyzing literature Y 2.93 3.56 0.63 <0.001
Interest in reflective writing N 2.86 3.52 0.66 <0.001
Interest in reflective writing Y 2.94 3.56 0.62 <0.001
Agreement that literary analysis and reflective writing can improve patient care N 3.83 4.41 0.58 <0.001
Agreement that literary analysis and reflective writing can improve patient care Y 3.93 4.30 0.37 0.003
Agreement that literary analysis and reflective writing can reduce burnout N 4.01 4.48 0.47 <0.001
Agreement that literary analysis and reflective writing can reduce burnout Y 4.00 4.37 0.37 0.01
Agreement that literary analysis and reflective writing can improve connectedness with colleagues N 4.11 4.55 0.44 <0.001
Agreement that literary analysis and reflective writing can improve connectedness with colleagues Y 4.16 4.46 0.30 0.04