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. 2023 Nov 27;29(1):2283831. doi: 10.1080/13814788.2023.2283831

Table 2.

Preparation for online classes and opinions about its future use.

  Students Residents Teachers Diff.
Variable n (%) Total n (%) Total n (%) Total P
Previous experience with distance education before COVID-19  
Yes 15 (65) 23 22 (42) 52 21 (53) 40 0.178
No 8 (35) 30 (58) 19 (47)
Online education formats attended/conducted during COVID-19  
Lectures 23 (100) 23 48 (89) 54 32 (80) 40
Seminars 20 (87) 28 (52) 28 (70)
Clinical cases 18 (78) 19 (35) 22 (55)
Practical skills 8 (35) 5 (9) 19 (48)
Patient consultations 3 (13) 6 (11) 10 (25)
Other 0 (0) 5 (9) 2 (5)
Online education methods experienced during COVID-19  
Synchronous 21 (91) 23 39 (72) 54 36 (90) 40
Pre-recorded 10 (43) 28 (52) 16 (40)
Hybrid 7 (30) 14 (26) 13 (33)
Individual study 7 (30) 13 (24)
Training in online education  
Yes 6 (26) 23 8 (15) 54 12 (30) 40 0.191
No 17 (74) 46 (85) 28 (70)
How well has this training prepared you for online education?  
  median (mode) n median (mode) n median (mode) n  
Scale: 1 (not at all); 2 (partly); 3 (neutral); 4 (mostly); 5 (completely) 4 (5) 6 4 (4) 8 3 (4) 12  
I would be interested in conducting online classes after the pandemic?  
  median (mode) n median (mode) n median (mode) n  
Scale: 1 (strongly disagree); 2 (disagree); 3 (neutral); 4 (agree); 5 (strongly agree) 4 (4) 23 3 (3,4) 52 3 (2,3,4) 40  
Which forms of online education would be best suited to an online format after the pandemic?  
Lectures 20 (87) 23 41 (76) 54 30 (75) 40
Seminars 14 (61) 21 (39) 17 (43)
Clinical cases 11 (48) 26 (48) 20 (50)
Practical skills 0 (0) 5 (9) 2 (5)
Patient consultations 2 (9) 9 (17) 15 (36)
Other 1 (4) 2 (4) 0 (0)