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Table 3 Characteristics of the medical laypersons

From: Communication training for advanced medical students improves information recall of medical laypersons in simulated informed consent talks – a randomized controlled trial

 

Early intervention group (EI)

Late intervention group (LI)

p

Gender

9 female, 6 male

8 female, 7 male

.53

Education

4 academic, 11 non-academic

6 academic, 9 non-academic

.16

Age + SD

46 ± 10 years

49 ± 7 years

.18

  1. Characteristics of the medical laypersons. Early intervention group: the medical laypersons received simulated informed consent talks by medical students, who had a communication training first and a comparison intervention after. Late intervention group: the medical laypersons received simulated informed consent talks by medical students, who had a comparison intervention first and a communication training after. The p-values were calculated using the Chi Square test.
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BMC Medical Education

ISSN: 1472-6920

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