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Table 2 A comparison of the percentage correct for each item and for the total in Boyle(1970) and the present study.

From: How accurate is patients' anatomical knowledge: a cross-sectional, questionnaire study of six patient groups and a general public sample

 

Heart

Lungs

Stomach

Intestines

Bladder

Thyroid

Liver

Kidneys

MEAN TOTAL (s.d)

Boyle % correct

43.6

50.9

20.2

76.9

59.8

69.9

48.5

42.5

51.4

(17.7)

Present study % correct

46.5

31.4

38.4

85.9

80.7

41.8

52.9

42.5

52.5

(20.1)