There is an error in the second sentence under the heading “Results” in the Abstract. The correct sentence is: The intervention group showed a statistically significant improvement (ES d = 0.45, p = .01) in the All items domain of the rating scales between t1 and t2 and showed a significant advantage compared with the CG (ES d = .41, p = .04).
In Table 7, the values in the column with the heading “Effect Size” are incorrect. Please see the corrected Table 7 here.
Table 7. Effect of the coaching on the groups.
| Variable (Domain) | Group | Mean t1 (SD) | Mean t2 (SD) | Diff (SD) | Effect Size | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 Start of | IG | 1.98 (0.72) | 2.27 (0.75) | 0.29 (0.85) | 0.34 | 0.0482 |
| Conversation | CG | 1.79 (0.60) | 2.07 (0.70) | 0.28 (0.79) | 0.35 | 0.0416 |
| A2 Assessing Patient’s | IG | 2.22 (0.86) | 2.64 (0.75) | 0.42 (0.82) | 0.51 | 0.0044 |
| Perspective | CG | 2.19 (0.92) | 2.14 (0.93) | -.06 (1.06) | -.06 | 0.7545 |
| B Structure of | IG | 2.34 (0.60) | 2.47 (0.84) | 0.14 (0.74) | 0.19 | 0.2782 |
| Conversation | CG | 2.15 (0.56) | 2.42 (0.68) | 0.27 (0.76) | 0.36 | 0.0368 |
| C Emotional Issues | IG | 0.50 (0.67) | 2.64 (0.74) | 0.14 (0.78) | 0.18 | 0.2938 |
| CG | 2.43 (0.83) | 2.34 (0.79) | -.08 (0.83) | -.10 | 0.5496 | |
| D End of Conversation | IG | 2.02 (0.83) | 2.02 (0.87) | 0.00 (1.05) | 0.00 | 1.0000 |
| CG | 1.84 (0.66) | 1.87 (0.85) | 0.03 (1.07) | 0.03 | 0.8768 | |
| E General | IG | 2.67 (0.49) | 2.84 (0.38) | 0.18 (0.45) | 0.40 | 0.0266 |
| Communication skills | CG | 2.61 (0.41) | 2.61 (0.47) | 0.00 (0.43) | 0.00 | 0.9691 |
| F Overall Evaluation | IG | 2.60 (0.59) | 2.69 (0.67) | 0.09 (0.72) | 0.13 | 0.4569 |
| CG | 2.44 (0.61) | 2.49 (0.79) | 0.05 (0.79) | 0.06 | 0.7150 | |
| All items | IG | 2.44 (0.43) | 2.62 (0.40) | 0.18 (0.40) | 0.45 | 0.0102 |
| CG | 2.35 (0.36) | 2.40 (0.49) | 0.05 (0.45) | 0.11 | 0.5110 |
Evaluation of the consultations by external raters at t1 and t2 (scale range: 0–4) separately by treatment group; p-value from paired t-test to assess differences between t1 and t2
Reference
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