Table 6.
Description of Patient Evaluative Items by and Training Effects
| Baseline | Post-training Effect | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Range | ||
| The doctor understood how I was feeling | 4.65 | 1 – 5 | 0.08 |
| I was able to talk in the consultation when I wanted to | 4.85 | 3 – 5 | 0.00 |
| The doctor sometimes interrupted me | 1.37 | 1 – 5 | −0.01 |
| The doctor seemed hurried | 1.32 | 1 – 5 | −0.10 |
| The doctor was willing to discuss my worries and fears | 4.65 | 1 – 5 | −0.02 |
| I asked all the questions I wanted to | 4.66 | 1 – 5 | 0.06 |
| The doctor listened to what I said | 4.73 | 1 – 5 | 0.08* |
| The doctor made me feel I could ask or say anything | 4.73 | 1 – 5 | 0.06 |
| The doctor used medical terms without explaining their meaning | 1.36 | 1 – 5 | −0.08 |
| The doctor made me feel important | 4.44 | 1 – 5 | 0.04 |
| The doctor kept me at a distance | 1.39 | 1 – 5 | −0.01 |
| The doctor gave me hope | 4.31 | 1 – 5 | 0.11 |
| The doctor respected my need for privacy and dignity | 4.66 | 1 – 5 | 0.09 |
| I had to wait too long to see the doctor | 1.67 | 1 – 5 | 0.05 |
| The doctor made me feel like a statistic, rather than a person | 1.30 | 1 – 5 | −0.07 |
| The doctor found out how much I understood about my cancer | 4.20 | 1 – 5 | 0.09 |
| The doctor explained what he or she was going to talk to me about | 4.56 | 1 – 5 | 0.01 |
| The doctor asked me if I had anything that I wanted to be sure was discussed today | 4.47 | 1 – 5 | 0.02 |
| The doctor asked if I had any questions | 4.67 | 1 – 5 | 0.00 |
| The doctor explained what would happen after they left the room | 4.71 | 1 – 5 | −0.08 |
| Overall I was completely satisfied with the communication between myself and the doctor | 4.75 | 1 – 5 | 0.03 |
| Overall I was completely satisfied with the consultation | 4.75 | 1 – 5 | 0.02 |
| The doctor understood how I was feeling | 4.65 | 1 – 5 | 0.08 |
| I was able to talk in the consultation when I wanted to | 4.85 | 3 – 5 | 0.00 |
| The doctor sometimes interrupted me | 1.37 | 1 – 5 | 0.01 |
| The doctor seemed hurried | 1.32 | 1 – 5 | 0.10 |
| The doctor was willing to discuss my worries and fears | 4.65 | 1 – 5 | −0.02 |
Note: Statistical significance of differences are tested using Generalized Estimating Equation (GEE) models, where * denotes p<.05.
Modeled post-training effects can be interpreted as the mean increase from baseline.