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Table 3 Final-product performance of virtual mastoidectomy (26-item modified Welling scale, maximum score 26)

From: The effect of implementing cognitive load theory-based design principles in virtual reality simulation training of surgical skills: a randomized controlled trial

 

Control group

95 % CI

Intervention group

95 % CI

p

Post-training session 1

15.5

13.6–17.4

12.2

10.2–14.1

0.45

Post-training session 2

15.4

13.9–16.9

13.8

12.1–15.6

Post-training mean

15.4

14.4–16.5

13.0

11.8–14.4

<0.005*

  1. Estimated marginal means and p values calculated using linear mixed models
  2. *Significant at the <0.05 level