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. 2019 Dec 20;17(1):81. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17010081

Table 4.

Comparison of observed mean scores of videotaped consultations of the first and the last small-group training session (session 2 and 6).

Habits 4 Session 2 Session 6 Mean Difference p 3
Mean (SD) 1 Mean (SD) Mean Diff. (95% CI) 2
  • 1.

    Invest in the beginning (6 items).

 3.53 (0.25) 3.83 (0.38) 0.30 (0.15; 0.45) <0.001
  • 2.

    Eliciting perspective of patients (3 items).

 3.52 (0.38) 3.74 (0.43) 0.22 (0.14; 0.42) 0.040
  • 3.

    Demonstration of empathy (4 items)

 3.27 (0.33) 3.69 (0.46) 0.42 (0.25; 0.59) <0.001
  • 4.

    Investment in the end of consultations.

    (10 items)

 3.35 (0.25) 3.73 (0.31) 0.38 (0.26; 0.50) <0.001

1 M = Mean; SD = standard deviation. 2 CI = confidence interval. 3 p = paired-samples t-test. 4 Rating of items took place on a 5 points scale, with points one, three and five described in specific behavioural terms.