Table 3.

Inter-professional Teams in Difficult Conversations Self-Assessment Before and After Participating in Difficult Conversations Using a Simulated Patient and a Human Simulator

Rating scale used: 4 = I can perform this skill as second nature (automatically without thought or effort); 3 = I can perform this skill reliably and without assistance, but I have to think in order to do it; 2 = I am aware of the existence of this skill, but I am not effective in performing it; 1 = I am currently unaware of the existence of or relevance of this skill.

^aSignificant change from pre-test to post-test as measured by Wilcoxan Signed Ranks Test

^b % of total group that moved up one level on matrix (# rated 4 on pretest)