The use of face masks in general and in the OSCE
| Items* | Students | SP | Examiner | Statistics | |||
| M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | P value | |
| Face masks, in general, are useful. | 1.58 | 1.08 | 2.67 | 2.13 | 1.92 | 1.34 | <0.001 |
| A face mask has a negative impact on my well-being. | 4.19 | 1.76 | 4.91 | 1.35 | 4.54 | 1.56 | >0.05 |
| Wearing a face mask causes physical symptoms (eg, headaches, getting less air, etc). | 4.68 | 1.63 | 5.47 | 0.95 | 4.79 | 1.68 | <0.05 |
| Wearing a face mask interfered with conducting the anamnesis. | 3.68 | 1.73 | 4.70 | 1.34 | 4.76 | 1.56 | <0.001 |
| Wearing a face mask interfered with performing a physical examination during the OSCE. | 3.81 | 1.65 | 5.33 | 1.04 | 4.44 | 1.80 | <0.001 |
| Face masks have a negative impact on the academic grade. | 4.03 | 1.64 | 4.93 | 1.86 | 5.00 | 1.58 | <0.001 |
*Items presented are from the students’ questionnaire version; SPs/examiners had respective corresponding items (eg, ‘Wearing face masks interfered with the students conducting the anamnesis’).
OSCE, observed structured clinical examination; SP, standardised patient.