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Table 4 Students’ spontaneous responses to the VP survey questions

From: Interpersonal behaviors and socioemotional interaction of medical students in a virtual clinical encounter

Question (with free text response)*

Thematic categories

Ranked frequency (%)

1. What are your first reactions about ISP?

Enjoyable

75

Educational

35

2. What is your opinion about training with this learning method?

Complement to other learning aids

30

3. How did you experience this way of solving a clinical problem?

Realistic

30

Fun and enjoyable

25

Instructive; rewarding

25

Stimulating; challenging

15

4. What contributed to the realism of the VP case?

Patient speaking; images and video sequences of the VP

60

Trustworthy case; real patient/person

45

Physical Examination and laboratory tests

25

5. What is the value of motion picture with the voice of the patient?

High value

65

Increased patients presence; life like; realistic

35

Trustworthy; believable

15

Engaging; stimulating; Inspiring; better focus

15

6. The direct feedback is important.

 

95

7. Do you have a previous experience with simulated or fictive communication?

 

25

8. How do you rate the ISP compared to paper-based cases?

More enjoyable/more fun

50

At least as good as, or better

35

Increased awareness/concentration

25

More realistic

20

More engaging/stimulating

20

  1. *Representative statements/questions from a large survey.