Table 2.
Comparison between Student Group and Resident Group Baseline Scores on BBN Rating Form Scales and Common Ground Assessment (CGAS).
| Rating Scale | Students N = 28 | Residents N = 38 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline scores M (SD) | Mean rank | Baseline scores M (SD) | Mean rank | U | Z | r (effect-size) | p | |
| Colon - BBN OSCE Rating Form Scales | ||||||||
| 1. Preamble to Breaking Bad News | 2.37 (0.63) | 23.35 | 3.11 (0.97) | 39.86 | 252.50 | -3.66 | -.45 | <.001*** |
| 2. Breaking Bad News | 3.46 (0.90) | 28.10 | 3.83 (0.99) | 35.51 | 379.50 | -1.65 | -.20 | .100 |
| 3. Attention to Patient Responses After BBN | 1.92 (1.43) | 30.65 | 2.16 (1.04) | 34.67 | 449.50 | -.871 | -.11 | .384 |
| 4. Communication Related to Patient Emotions | 2.93 (1.11) | 33.57 | 2.89 (0.90) | 32.59 | 497.50 | -.217 | -.03 | .828 |
| 5. After BBN, Determines Patient Readiness to Proceed and Communication Preferences | 3.02 (1.38) | 34.89 | 2.60 (1.09) | 31.66 | 462.00 | -.690 | -.08 | .491 |
| Colon - Common Ground Assessment Scales | ||||||||
| 1. Rapport | 2.72 (.68) | 26.41 | 3.16 (.57) | 37.68 | 335.00 | -2.44 | -.30 | .015* |
| 2. Active Listening | 2.72 (.58) | 37.15 | 2.50 (.52) | 30.05 | 401.00 | -1.55 | -.19 | .121 |
| 3. Addressing Feelings with Patient | 2.91 (.69) | 29.83 | 3.07 (.45) | 35.25 | 427.50 | -1.20 | -.15 | .229 |
| 4. Closing the Interview | 2.67 (.57) | 27.74 | 2.97 (.53) | 35.97 | 371.00 | -1.86 | -.23 | .063 |
| 5. Global Interview Performance | 2.67 (.67) | 29.52 | 2.84 (.55) | 35.47 | 419.00 | -1.31 | -.16 | .198 |
Note:
*
p <.05,
**
p <.01,
***
p <.001.
All tests were two-tailed using Mann-Whitney U test.