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. 2019 Aug 8;7(3):e13993. doi: 10.2196/13993

Table 4.

Evaluation of the realism of the virtual emergency department versus the real environment (n=12).

Categories Satisfaction, median (interquartile range) P valuea
Real environment, range 1-5b Virtual environment, range 1-5b
Facilities

Premises 3 (3-4) 4 (3-4) .41

Examination rooms 3 (3-4) 3 (3-4) .96
Procedures

Duration of blood drawing and electrocardiogram 4 (3.6-4) 4 (4-5) .04c

Blood drawn or radiological test ordering to data-ready time 3 (2.7-3) 3.5 (3-4) .008c

Specialty physician consultation ordering to data-ready time 2 (2-3) 3 (3-3.2) .003c
Resources

Number of nurses 3 (3-3) 3 (2.7-3) .08

Number of residents 3 (3-4) 3 (3-3.2) .32

aWilcoxon signed rank test.

bItems were graded on Likert-type scale (1: very dissatisfied, 2: dissatisfied, 3: neither, 4: satisfied, 5: very satisfied).

cSignificant difference.