Table 1
Mean EPA ratings and intraclass correlations
|
EPA |
Task |
M ± SD |
ICC (alpha, 95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Emergency assistance in a case with acute cardiac failure |
2.42 ± 0.73 |
0.91 [0.84, 0.96] |
|
2 |
Handling a patient’s complaint |
2.64 ± 0.54 |
0.77 [0.59, 0.88] |
|
3 |
Pre-operative information and consent |
3.09 ± 0.66 |
0.90 [0.83, 0.95] |
|
4 |
Breaking bad news |
2.98 ± 0.80 |
0.95 [0.91, 0.97] |
|
5 |
Clinical reasoning under time pressure |
2.42 ± 0.59 |
0.88 [0.78, 0.94] |
|
6 |
Solving a management problem |
3.21 ± 0.70 |
0.93 [0.88, 0.97] |
|
7 |
Suspicion of self-induced disease |
2.63 ± 0.59 |
0.83 [0.69, 0.91] |
|
8 |
Handling a critically ill patient |
2.22 ± 0.66 |
0.96 [0.92, 0.98] |
|
9 |
Interaction with a consultant |
3.17 ± 0.75 |
0.95 [0.92, 0.98] |
|
10 |
Presentation of an oncology patient in a tumor board meeting |
3.10 ± 0.78 |
0.92 [0.86, 0.96] |
|
11 |
Medication error |
2.65 ± 0.54 |
0.84 [0.71, 0.92] |
|
12 |
Acting according to patient’s will |
1.76 ± 0.62 |
0.87 [0.77, 0.93] |
Table 2
Group comparison of mean EPA performance
|
ITW (n = 16) |
Control (n = 16) |
Mann-Whitney U test | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
EPA |
Task |
Median |
Median |
U |
Z |
p |
r |
|
1 |
Emergency assistance in a case with acute cardiac failure |
2.83 |
2.00 |
36.5 |
3.504 |
< 0.001* |
0.62 |
|
2 |
Handling a patient’s complaint |
3.00 |
2.17 |
39.5 |
3.411 |
0.001* |
0.60 |
|
3 |
Pre-operative information and consent |
3.33 |
2.67 |
36.0 |
3.520 |
< 0.001* |
0.62 |
|
4 |
Breaking bad news |
3.67 |
2.33 |
41.0 |
3.381 |
0.001* |
0.60 |
|
5 |
Clinical reasoning under time pressure |
2.83 |
2.00 |
60.5 |
2.599 |
0.009 |
0.46 |
|
6 |
Solving a management problem |
4.00 |
2.50 |
32.0 |
3.782 |
< 0.001* |
0.67 |
|
7 |
Suspicion of self-induced disease |
3.00 |
2.00 |
51.0 |
2.969 |
0.003* |
0.52 |
|
8 |
Handling a critically ill patient |
2.67 |
2.00 |
77.5 |
2.014 |
0.044 |
0.36 |
|
9 |
Interaction with a consultant |
4.00 |
2.50 |
34.5 |
3.643 |
< 0.001* |
0.64 |
|
10 |
Presentation of an oncology patient in a tumor board meeting |
4.00 |
2.33 |
34.0 |
3.746 |
< 0.001* |
0.66 |
|
11 |
Medication error |
3.00 |
2.17 |
43.0 |
3.272 |
0.001 |
0.58 |
|
12 |
Acting according to patient’s will |
2.00 |
1.17 |
40.0 |
3.389 |
0.001 |
0.60 |
|
Mean |
3.15 |
2.22 |
33.0 |
3.583 |
< 0.001* |
0.63 | |
*p < 0.004