1.5. Analysis.
Comparison 1 Provider performance, Outcome 5 General practitioner stress.
General practitioner stress | ||
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Study | Results | Notes |
Morrell 1986 |
Reporting insufficient time for patient's problems (%) 5 min: 23 7.5 min: 6 10 min: 2 Stress score ‐ Mean (SD) 5 min: 11.0 (0.8) 7.5 min: 9.8 (0.5) 10 min: 10.6 (0.7) Pulse rate ‐ Mean (SD) 5 min: 72.4 (4.2) 7.5 min: 70.3 (3.5) 10 min: 70.3 (3.4) |
Heart rate measured with a fitted cardiac monitor. Stress rating scale not described. |
Wilson 1992 |
Stress score ‐ Median (IQR), P value 1st control session: ‐1 (‐8, 4), NS 2nd control session: ‐1 (‐6, 3), NS Experimental session: ‐3 (‐7, 0), P < 0.001 Arousal score ‐ Median (IQR) 1st control session: 1 (‐1, 5), P < 0.05 2nd control session: 2 (‐1, 5) P < 0.05 Experimental session: 2 (0, 8), P < 0.001 |
26 cards with printed adjectives (e.g., tired), rated 1‐4 Stress score 17‐68, arousal score 8‐32 Higher scores indicate higher stress/arousal Wilcoxon test, as reported by the authors |