Table 1.
Nurse Subject Audio-Taped OSCEs: Baseline (n =28) versus Post-Intervention (n=28)
| Item Reported | Baseline n(%) | Post n(%) | Statistic* | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse reported demographics: | ||||
| Age | 0 (0%) | 22 (79%) | -- | <0.001† |
| Gender | 1 (4%) | 21 (75%) | 20.0000 | <0.0001 |
| Marital Status | 3 (11%) | 22 (79%) | 17.1905 | <0.0001 |
| Nurse reported depression symptoms | ||||
| Depressed Mood | 20 (71%) | 23 (82%) | 0.8182 | 0.5488 |
| Anhedonia | 24 (86%) | 22 (79%) | 0.5000 | 0.7266 |
| Suicidal Ideation | 21 (75%) | 22 (79%) | 0.0909 | 1.0000 |
| Nurse reported psychosocial information | ||||
| Living Situation | 3 (11%) | 17 (61%) | 12.2500 | 0.0005 |
| Social Support | 6 (21%) | 16 (57%) | 6.2500 | 0.0213 |
| Nurse reported medical information | ||||
| Medical | ||||
| Conditions | 0 (0%) | 8 (29%) | -- | 0.007† |
| Medications | 0 (0%) | 11 (39%) | -- | 0.001† |
| Antidepressant | 17 (61%) | 24 (86%) | 3.7692 | 0.092 |
| Antidepressant | ||||
| Dose | 11 (39%) | 16 (57%) | 1.9231 | 0.267 |
| Other | ||||
| Psychotropic | 10 (36%) | 23 (82%) | 13.0000 | <0.0001 |
| Nurse recommendation for a mental health nurse evaluation | 16 (57%) | 25 (89%) | 7.3636 | 0.0117 |
*
McNemar Exact (1 degree of freedom) testing baseline value x post value
†
Where the statistic is missing, the p-value for McNemar's was calculated using an exact calculation and the statistical package StatXact v8 (StatXact8 from Cytel Statistical Software & Services, Cambridge MA).