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. 2020 Sep 22;278(8):2795–2806. doi: 10.1007/s00405-020-06360-6

Table 5.

Wilcoxon signed rank test for individual questions of the 5-point Likert questionnaire

VR (SD) PACS (SD) p value
FV subgroup
 Appearance of anatomical structures 4.6 (0.5) 3.4 (0.5) 0.034*
 Appearance of tools 3.2 (0.4) 3.2 (0.7) 1.000
 Usability of tools 3.0 (0.6) 3.0 (1.1) 1.000
 Performance of tools 3.8 (0.4) 3.4 (0.5) 0.157
 Haptic feedback 3.6 (0.5) 3.0 (0.6) 0.830
 Ergonomics 3.2 (0.4) 3.6 (1.0) 0.317
 Depth perception 4.4 (0.8) 2.0 (0.9) 0.034*
 Quality of graphics 4.4 (0.8) 4.0 (0.9) 0.317
CV subgroup
 Learning of anatomy 4.6 (0.5) 3.2 (0.4) 0.059
 Learning of surgical planning 4.6 (0.5) 3.4 (0.5) 0.063
 Understanding of anatomical structures 4.4 (0.5) 3.4 (0.5) 0.034*
 Quality of measuring anatomical structures 4.4 (0.5) 2.8 (0.7) 0.059
 Understanding the relationships of anatomical structures 4.6 (0.5) 3.0 (0.6) 0.180
 Accuracy of measurement tool 4.0 (0.9) 3.6 (0.8) 0.577
 Hand-eye-coordination 3.8 (0.4) 3.0 (0.0) 0.046*
 Overall score for surgical planning 4.2 (0.4) 3.4 (0.5) 0.102
GR subgroup
 Recommend to colleague 4.6 (0.5) 4.2 (0.7) 0.157
 User-friendly 3.6 (0.8) 3.6 (1.0) 1.000
 Inclusion to surgical planning 4.6 (0.5) 4.8 (0.4) 0.317
 Understanding of the surgical site 4.6 (0.5) 3.8 (0.4) 0.046*

Subjects (n = 5)

VR virtual reality environment, PACS conventional cross-sectional (2D) method. FV Face validation, CV Content validation, GR Global rating, SD standard deviation

*Statistically significant difference between the methods