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Table 1 The research strategies, samples, and type of analysis used in the study

From: Comparison of video demonstrations and bedside tutorials for teaching paediatric clinical skills to large groups of medical students in resource-constrained settings

Strategy

Sample

Purpose

Analysis type

Randomised controlled trial

Convenience sample of 60 5th year medical students

To compare students’ performance when conducting a clinical examination after being taught either by video teaching or bedside teaching

Non-inferiority analysis

Focus group discussions

Purposive sample of five students per intervention (video/ bedside teaching) for each of three rounds of data collection (six focus groups)

To explore students’ perceptions of the advantages and disadvantages of video instruction compared to bedside teaching

Thematic analysis

Semi-structured interviews

Purposive sample of five evaluators who assessed the students as they conducted a clinical examination

To explore clinician educators’ views of the potential benefits or disadvantages of introducing instructional videos into the clinical training programme

Thematic analysis