Table 4.

Analysis of results by communication skill

Topics	Mean		P Value
	Male (SD)	Female (SD)
Breaking bad news	4.6 (2.0)	3.7 (2.0)	0.02
Dealing with anger/difficult patient	5.0 (2.4)	4.4 (2.2)	0.81
Demonstration of empathy	5.3 (2.3)	5.5 (2.4)	0.56
Giving and receiving information	6.1 (2.3)	5.9 (2.2)	0.46
Non-verbal communication skills	5.3 (2.5)	5.0 (2.0)	0.37
Dealing with patient perception	5.8 (2.4)	5.4 (2.1)	0.22
Shared decision making	5.7 (2.2)	5.4 (2.3)	0.28
Patient-oriented interviewing	5.4 (2.3)	5.3 (2.3)	0.17
Sex education	4.6 (2.7)	2.8 (1.9)	0.00
Closing skills	5.4 (2.4)	4.8 (2.4)	0.08
Total	53.6 (17.4)	48.2 (15.8)	0.02