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Table 3 Realism (global item) scores by model

From: Is that realistic? The development of a realism assessment questionnaire and its application in appraising three simulators for a gynaecology procedure

 

Questionnaire scores

Mean, standard deviation, median

Comparison by simulator

(Sidak correction)

1

Flat Uterus Model

2

Desktop Uterus Model

3

Pelvic Model

1v2

1v3

2v3

Realism subscales

1. Appearance

1.8, 1.4, 1

4.4, 1.3, 5

5.4, 1.2, 5

< 0.001*

< 0.001*

0.005*

2. Feel

1.7, 1.1, 1

4.3, 1.3, 4

4.9, 1.2, 5

< 0.001*

< 0.001*

0.140

3. Response to instruments

1.8, 1.2, 1

4.6, 1.3, 5

4.9, 1.2, 5

< 0.001*

< 0.001*

0.716

4. Accuracy

1.8, 1.1, 1

4.7, 1.1, 5

5.4, 1.2, 6

< 0.001*

< 0.001*

0.017*

5. Action

1.2, 0.5, 1

3.5, 1.7, 3.5

4.0, 1.6, 4

< 0.001*

< 0.001*

0.439

6. Procedural steps

2.5, 1.4, 2

4.9, 1.3, 5

5.6, 1.3, 6

< 0.001*

< 0.001*

0.091

7. Vision

2.9, 1.6, 3

5.1, 1.2, 5

5.5, 1.0, 6

< 0.001*

< 0.001*

0.443

8. Setup

2.1, 1.0, 2

4.2, 1.5, 4

5.0, 1.5, 5

< 0.001*

< 0.001*

0.042*

9. Perform procedure

2.2, 1.3, 2

4.7, 1.2, 5

5.3, 1.3, 6

< 0.001*

< 0.001*

0.209

Overall impression

 Overall realism

1.9, 1.2, 2

4.3, 1.4, 5

5.0, 1.3, 5

< 0.001*

< 0.001*

0.094

 Value for training

3.6, 2.0, 4

5.4, 1.3, 6

6.1, 1.0, 6

< 0.001*

< 0.001*

0.129

 Value for assessment

2.6, 1.9, 2

4.7, 1.7, 5

5.8, 1.2, 6

< 0.001*

< 0.001*

0.017*

  1. *P < 0.05