Table 3. Mean CARE scores for standard and enhanced consultations by ethnicity.

	Standard consultation			Enhanced consultation
Participant ethnicity	Mean	SD	n	Mean	SD	n
Black British	19.09	10.52	33	44.90	5.13	30
White	16.14	5.44	44	44.93	5.27	44
East Asian	22.14	9.80	29	44.62	4.73	26
South Asian	19.46	10.85	35	46.12	4.23	33
All	18.89	9.32	141	45.16	4.87	133

CARE scores possible range 10–50; higher scores indicate greater perceived clinical empathy. CARE = Consultation and Relational Empathy