Table 3.
Sensitivity of Retinopathy of Prematurity Diagnosis by Trainees Participating in the Retinopathy of Prematurity Tele-education System Based on a Consensus Reference Diagnosis
| Sensitivity During Pretest, % (SE) | Sensitivity During Posttest, % (SE) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diagnosis | Intervention Group | Control Group | P Value* | Intervention Group | Control Group | P Value* |
| Stage | ||||||
| 1 or worse | 90 (1) | 91 (1) | 0.80 | 96 (1) | 91 (1) | <0.01 |
| 2 or worse | 83 (2) | 81 (3) | 0.75 | 93 (2) | 89 (3) | 0.20 |
| 3 or worse | 49 (4) | 55 (5) | 0.27 | 62 (4) | 63 (5) | 0.90 |
| Zone | ||||||
| Zone II or I | 59 (3) | 52 (3) | 0.13 | 85 (3) | 62 (3) | <0.01 |
| Zone I | 32 (6) | 22 (6) | 0.26 | 55 (6) | 39 (8) | 0.10 |
| Plus | ||||||
| Pre-plus or worse | 67 (5) | 68 (5) | 0.83 | 82 (3) | 78 (4) | 0.40 |
| Plus | 43 (6) | 43 (6) | 0.97 | 67 (6) | 48 (7) | 0.04 |
| Category | ||||||
| Mild or worse | 83 (3) | 82 (4) | 0.91 | 95 (1) | 84 (3) | <0.01 |
| Type 2 or worse | 67 (5) | 70 (5) | 0.69 | 81 (3) | 78 (4) | 0.63 |
| Requiring treatment | 54 (6) | 54 (7) | 0.97 | 71 (6) | 64 (7) | 0.43 |
| Presence of AP-ROP | 48 (10) | 38 (9) | 0.48 | 72 (8) | 60 (9) | 0.30 |
| Presence of ROP | 90 (1) | 91 (1) | 0.80 | 96 (1) | 91 (1) | <0.01 |
AP-ROP = aggressive posterior retinopathy of prematurity; ROP = retinopathy of prematurity; SE = standard error.
*
P value using paired t test. Boldface indicates statistical significance of P < 0.05.