Evaluation of a communication skills seminar for students in a Japanese medical school: a non-randomized controlled study

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the students

	Intervention Group (N = 47)	Control Group (N = 50)	P-value
Mean age (SD)	23.6 (1.5)	23.4 (1.5)	0.48
Women	36% (N = 17)	40% (N = 20)	0.70
Did a self-study preparing for OSCE	34% (N = 16)	56% (N = 28)	0.03
Took an elective on communication in medicine at the 4^th year	43% (N = 20)	54% (N = 27)	0.26
Interested in becoming a generalist	13% (N = 6)	26% (N = 13)	0.10

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