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. 2016 Aug 25;2016(8):CD003540. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003540.pub3

1.5. Analysis.

Comparison 1 Provider performance, Outcome 5 General practitioner stress.

General practitioner stress
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