Table 4 Self-Rated Adequacy of Previous Training in Handling Specific Physician-Patient Communication Scenarios According to Perceived Benefit of Training
Self-rated adequacy of previous training* according to perceived benefit of training | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Scenario | Yes (N = 33) | Maybe or no (N = 25) | P value† |
Demanding patient | 4.4 ± 2.4 | 6.2 ± 2.4 | .006 |
Overweight patient | 4.2 ± 2.2 | 5.6 ± 2.2 | .028 |
Cancer patient | 5.7 ± 2.5 | 6.7 ± 2.2 | .078 |
Hostile spouse | 3.7 ± 2.4 | 5.5 ± 2.1 | .002 |
Somatoform patient | 4.2 ± 2.4 | 6.1 ± 2.3 | .004 |
Chronic pain patient | 4.0 ± 2.3 | 5.8 ± 2.4 | .007 |
Waiting patient | 4.7 ± 2.6 | 6.1 ± 2.7 | .002 |
Patient of different culture | 4.2 ± 2.1 | 6.2 ± 2.3 | .067 |