Table 4. Mean proportions and mean frequencies of clusters in RIAS categories for trainee dentists with more-positive and less-positive SP assessments.
| More positive n = 47 | Less positive n = 53 | P-value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean% | (Mean N) | SD | Mean% | (Mean N) | SD | ||
| Total utterances | 54.95% | (115.7) | 4.32% | 55.63% | (90.5) | 3.74% | 0.419 |
| Relationship building | 3.75% | (4.1) | 1.35% | 4.37% | (3.8) | 1.63% | 0.076 |
| Positive talk | 43.15% | (50.1) | 7.47% | 41.17% | (38.0) | 9.01% | 0.373 |
| Negative talk | 0.00% | (0.0) | 0.00% | 0.02% | (0.0) | 0.15% | 0.346 |
| Emotional expression | 2.13% | (2.6) | 1.90% | 0.93% | (0.9) | 1.29% | 0.000** |
| Facilitative behaviors | 26.78% | (30.8) | 5.07% | 26.57% | (23.9) | 7.03% | 0.841 |
| Counseling/direction | 0.00% | (0.0) | 0.00% | 0.00% | (0.0) | 0.00% | 1.000 |
| Medical data gathering | 7.30% | (8.4) | 2.72% | 8.77% | (7.8) | 4.16% | 0.026* |
| Psychosocial data gathering | 1.45% | (1.8) | 1.33% | 1.58% | (1.4) | 1.36% | 0.584 |
| Dental data gathering | 15.08% | (17.5) | 4.48% | 16.42% | (14.5) | 4.32% | 0.107 |
| Data gathering tfor other issues | 0.00% | (0.0) | 0.00% | 0.00% | (0.0) | 0.00% | 1.000 |
| Medical information giving | 0.15% | (0.2) | 0.40% | 0.08% | (0.1) | 0.36% | 0.150 |
| Psychosocial information giving | 0.02% | (0.0) | 0.12% | 0.01% | (0.0) | 0.10% | 0.921 |
| Dental information giving | 0.20% | (0.2) | 0.69% | 0.07% | (0.1) | 0.26% | 0.554 |
| Information giving for other issues | 0.00% | (0.0) | 0.00% | 0.00% | (0.0) | 0.00% | 1.000 |
*P-value <0.05
**P-value <0.01.
N: number of the utterances.