Interaction and non-verbal communication
| Items* | Students | SPs | Examiners | Statistics | |||
| M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | P value | |
| In general, interaction is affected by face masks. | 3.03 | 1.54 | 3.84 | 1.44 | 4.14 | 1.55 | <0.001 |
| Face masks have a negative impact on specific interactions with SPs. | 2.92 | 1.58 | 3.59 | 1.58 | 3.85 | 1.68 | <0.001 |
| Face masks lead to misunderstandings with SPs. | 3.85 | 1.59 | 5.43 | 1.04 | 4.82 | 1.38 | <0.001 |
*Items presented are from the students’ questionnaire version; SPs/examiners had respective corresponding items (e.g. ‘Wearing face masks interfered with the students conducting the anamnesis’)
SP, standardised patient.