Table 2.
Results of the evaluation according to group allocation.
| Variable | CONTa group (n=59) | SIMb group (n=59) | P value |
| Part 1 score (out of 50), mean (SD) | 29.6 (6.9) | 36.9 (6.6) | <.001c |
| Part 2 score (out of 10), mean (SD) | 3.1 (2.8) | 5.9 (3.0) | <.001c |
| Part 3 score (out of 40), mean (SD) | 10.9 (6.5) | 16.8 (6.9) | <.001c |
| Total score (out of 100), mean (SD) | 43.7 (11.3) | 59.5 (10.8) | <.001c |
| Satisfaction, n (%) | 44 (75) | 58 (98) | <.001d |
aCONT group: control group (traditional teaching).
bSIM group: simulator group (simulation teaching).
cP value determined by Student t test.
dP value determined by chi-square test.