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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 May 9.
Published in final edited form as: BJU Int. 2015 Mar 17;116(2):302–308. doi: 10.1111/bju.12985

Table 4.

Rating of the mentoring interface: in-room vs remote mentoring (Connect).

In-room Remote P

Trainee rating of interface
 Median (range)
  Anatomical recognition 4.5 (1–5) 5 (2–5) 0.3
  Improvement of surgical skills 5 (2–5) 5 (2–5) 0.4
  Surgical confidence 5 (3–5) 5 (2–5) 0.1
  Safety 5 (2–5) 5 (3–5) 0.4
   ‘Worked well’ 5 (4–5) 5 (2–5) 0.7
  Ease of use 5 (3–5) 5 (2–5) 0.7
  Telestration helpfulness 5 (5–5) 5 (1–5) 0.9
Mentor rating of interface
 Median (range)
  Anatomical recognition 4 (2–5) 4 (3–5) 1.0
  Improvement of surgical skills 4 (3–5) 4 (3–5) 0.2
  Surgical confidence 5 (4–5) 4 (4–5) 0.3
  Safety 4 (4–5) 4 (4–5) 0.4
   ‘Worked well’ 4.5 (3–5) 4 (2–5) 0.1
  Ease of use 4 (3–5) 4 (4–5) 0.8
  Telestration helpfulness 4 (2–4) 4 (3–5) 0.05