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Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications

Table 2 Descriptive statistics by condition

From: Influences of early diagnostic suggestions on clinical reasoning

Outcome variable

Control condition

Aided condition

Mean initial certainty T1 (SD)

6.11 (1.87)

6.11 (1.79)

Mean initial certainty T2 (SD)

6.50 (2.30)

6.53 (2.05)

Mean change in initial certainty [T2-T1] (SD)

0.40 (2.16)

0.42 (1.87)

Number of cues requested

4.16 (2.06)

4.37 (1.87)

Perceived cue support

5.46 (2.54)

5.82 (2.00)

% change of initial diagnosis

19.00%

15.00%

Mean certainty for final diagnosis (SD)

7.06 (1.58)

6.73 (1.80)

Mean differential diagnoses (SD)

1.32 (1.18)

1.25 (1.08)

  1. Initial certainty T2 is the certainty in the initial diagnosis measured after participants requested and received additional cues and before they provided their final diagnosis. Change in initial certainty refers to the difference between the second and the first measurements of initial certainty and was on average positive indicating an increase in certainty
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