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Table 1 (abstract A11). Comparison between the knowledge before the course, immediately after the course and 6 months later

From: Selected abstracts from the 25th Annual Meeting of the Society in Europe for Simulation Applied to Medicine

 

Learning during the course

Maintenance of the acquired knowledge

Topic

Punctuation* before

(n=62)

Punctuation* after

(n=46)

Comparison before/after

p

Punctuation* 6 months later

(n=20)

Comparison after/6 months later

p

I know what aspects I have to prepare before delivering bad news

3

4

<0.001

4

NS

I know what to do after giving the bad news so that families feel accompanied

3

4

<0.001

4

NS

I feel ready to communicate bad news to patients and family

3

4

<0.001

4

NS

I have communication skills to deliver bad news

3

4.14

<0.001

4

NS

I have skills to relate to patients and their families

4

4

0.001

4

0.065

I have confidence in myself to face bad news delivery

4

4.19

<0.001

4

NS

  1. *Median of scores of the participants (between 1 and 5, being 1 in total disagreement and 5 in total agreement)
  2. NS= Non significant