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Table 2 Comparing objective assessment scores (median [IQR1, IQR3])

From: Evaluation of virtual patient cases for teaching diagnostic and management skills in internal medicine: a mixed methods study

Question topics

VP case (n = 23)

PowerPoint (n = 29)

Mann–Whitney U test P-value

Sign over

1.00 (1.00–1.00)

1.00 (1.00–1.00)

0.979

Hypovolemia signs

1.00 (0.00–1.00)

0.00 (0.00–1.00)

0.284

Most important step in management

0.00 (0.00–0.50)

0.00 (0.00–0.00)

0.650

Risk scores

1.00 (1.00–1.00)

1.00 (1.00–1.00)

0.832

Presentation of UGIB

1.00 (0.80–1.00)

0.80 (0.60–1.00)

0.274

Complications of OGD

0.75 (0.75–1.00)

0.75 (0.50–1.00)

0.210

Bad exam manoeuvre

1.00 (0.00–1.00)

1.00 (0.00–1.00)

0.335

High risk OGD lesion

0.75 (0.50–1.00)

0.75 (0.50–1.00)

0.909

Post OGD monitoring

1.00 (0.00–1.00)

0.00 (0.00–1.00)

0.073

  1. VP virtual patient, UGIB upper gastrointestinal bleed, OGD oesophago-gastro-duodenoscopy