Table 4.
Impact of mobile continuing medical education on performance on medical knowledge measured as % change in mean group scores between the baseline and endline examinations
| Baseline (% correct) | Endline (% correct) | % change from baseline to endline | ||||||||||
| n | Mean (95% CI) | Median (IQR) | P | n | Mean (95% CI) | Median (IQR) | P | n | Mean (95% CI) | Median (IQR) | P | |
| Per- protocol analysis | ||||||||||||
| Treatment | 53 | 45% (41 to 48) | 43% (39 to 51) | 0.11 | 48 | 55% (52 to 58) | 54% (49 to 61) | 0.53 | 48 | +26% (16 to 35) | +18% (7 to 42) | 0.06 |
| Control | 53 | 48% (45 to 51) | 48% (40 to 54) | 47 | 53% (50 to 57) | 54% (46 to 64) | 47 | +13% (5 to 22) | +9% (–4 to 33) | |||
| Intention-to-treat analysis | ||||||||||||
| Treatment | 53 | 45% (41 to 48) | 43% (39 to 51) | 0.11 | 53 | 53% (49.6 to 56.8) | 53% (48 to 61) | 0.9 | 53 | 23% (14.4 to 31.9) | 17% (3 to 42) | 0.05 |
| Control | 53 | 48 (45 to 51) | 48 (40 to 54) | 53 | 53% (49.3 to 56.3) | 52% (45 to 63) | 53 | 12% (4.5 to 19.4) | 5% (–3 to 24) | |||