Table 3.
Significant differences in responses based on respondents’ characteristics (n=231)
| Statement | Year of study |
Gender |
Interest in CPCs |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 3 | Year 4 | P-value | Male | Female | P-value | Yes | No | P-value | |
| 1. The instructions of the virtual OSCE (protocol) were clear. | 110 (85.9) | 85 (82.5) | 0.346 | 41 (75.9) | 154 (87.0) | 0.001 | 153 (85.0) | 42 (82.0) | 0.406 |
| 2. The briefing regarding the overall process of the virtual OSCE before the exam was clear and helpful. | 112 (87.5) | 89 (88.4) | 0.344 | 45 (83.3) | 156 (77.6) | 0.149 | 162 (90.0) | 39 (76.5) | 0.006 |
| 4. The prior communication with the examiner during the trial-run session helped to reduce my level of stress. | 71 (55.5) | 69 (67.0) | 0.111 | 31 (57.4) | 109 (61.6) | 0.556 | 118 (65.6) | 22 (43.1) | 0.025 |
| 5. The time provided to complete each task of the virtual OSCE was adequate. | 42 (32.8) | 33 (32.0) | 0.972 | 18 (33.3) | 57 (32.2) | 0.884 | 67 (37.0) | 8 (15.7) | 0.025 |
| 6. Overall, the flow and conduct of the virtual OSCE were smooth and appropriate. | 75 (58.6) | 48 (46.6) | 0.005 | 33 (61.1) | 90 (50.8) | 0.174 | 102 (56.0) | 21 (42.0) | 0.145 |
| 8. The virtual OSCE was less stressful as compared to the conventional OSCE. | 46 (35.9) | 39 (37.9) | 0.677 | 21 (33.3) | 64 (34.5) | 0.791 | 74 (41.1) | 11 (21.6) | 0.003 |
| 16. I prefer that all future OSCEs be conducted virtually. | 64 (61.7) | 56 (75.7) | 0.003 | 32 (63.0) | 88 (69.5) | 0.20 | 97 (71.1) | 23 (54.9) | 0.003 |
Values are presented as number (% of students who agreed with the statements).
CPC, clinical pharmacy course; OSCE, objective structured clinical examination.