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. 2018 May 28;23(1):1474699. doi: 10.1080/10872981.2018.1474699

Table 1.

Students’ confidence in patient care (a) and team-building (b) skills.

  Paired differences
 
a. Patient care skills Mean SD P (two-tailed)
Approaching patients 0.5 0.71 0.05
Listening to patients 0.7 0.82 0.02*
Using appropriate body language 0.8 0.63 0.00*
Establishing rapport with patients 0.8 1.03 0.04*
Obtaining a medical history 1.4 0.84 0.00*
Using appropriate interview styles with patients 1.2 0.92 0.00*
Understanding a patient’s perspective 0.9 0.99 0.04*
Conducting a basic physical exam 1.2 1.13 0.00*
Responding to a patient’s medical issues 1.1 0.87 0.00*
Responding to a patient’s psychosocial issues 0.8 0.63 0.00*
Managing time in individual patient encounters 0.7 1.15 0.09
Identifying clinical dilemmas that require ethical decision making 1.1 1.28 0.02*
Overall conference in patient care skills
1.5
0.97
0.00*
  Paired differences
 
b.Team-building skills
Mean
SD
P (two-tailed)
Understanding my role and responsibilities as a medical student 1.1 0.73 0.00*
Understanding the roles and responsibilities of others 1.0 0.81 0.00*
Developing a respectful working alliance 1.3 0.82 0.00*
Setting common goals 1.0 1.10 0.01*
Understanding the strengths of different team members 0.9 0.99 0.01*
Decision-making 1.0 0.66 0.00*
Adapting to a situation 1.0 0.66 0.00*
Being flexible 0.8 1.03 0.03*
Anticipating the needs of other team members 1.2 0.63 0.00*
Prioritizing work 0.8 0.78 0.01*
Conflict management 0.6 0.69 0.02*
Trusting other team members 0.7 0.94 0.04*
Overall conference in team-building skills 0.7 0.67 0.01*

*p < 0.05.