Table 6.

Comparative frequency analysis of patient-centred versus biomedical interactions in the different interaction phases of the video-recorded consultations

Consultation phases	Patient-centred style interactions frequency [median (quartiles)]	Biomedical style interactions frequency [median (quartiles)]	Wilcoxon signed-rank Z test (P-values)
Opening	7.0 (5.0, 9.0)	0.0 (0.0, 1.0)	<0.001
History	32.5 (17.0, 39.0)	30.5 (20.0, 43.0)	0.940
Exam	10.5 (5.0, 24.0)	12.0 (3.0, 16.0)	0.212
Counsel	39.5 (28.0, 57.0)	32.0 (25.0, 49.0)	0.002
Closing	10.5 (8.0, 16.0)	0.0 (0.0, 1.0)	<0.001