The influence of a full-time, immersive simulation-based clinical placement on physiotherapy student confidence during the transition to clinical practice

Table 3 Change in confidence scores for each 6-day period during the 18-day placement

	Start	End	t value	p value (2-tailed)
Days 1–6
Communication score	9.05	16.23	− 29.56	0.001
Assessment score	9.25	16.28	− 23.92	0.001
Treatment score	7.10	11.75	− 22.61	0.001
Hazard awareness score	6.73	12.45	− 21.86	0.001
Total score	32.13	56.72	− 33.48	0.001
Days 7–12
Communication score	8.73	15.93	− 24.67	0.001
Assessment score	8.52	15.82	− 28.12	0.001
Treatment score	6.88	11.73	− 22.29	0.001
Hazard awareness score	6.55	12.42	− 19.25	0.001
Total score	30.68	55.90	− 30.83	0.001
Days 13–18
Communication score	9.15	16.46	− 21.68	0.001
Assessment score	9.10	16.25	− 21.70	0.001
Treatment score	6.88	11.91	− 21.95	0.001
Hazard awareness score	6.80	12.80	− 19.03	0.001
Total score	31.97	57.42	− 25.00	0.001