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Table 1 Demographic data of participants in the test-retest (N = 195). Distribution of gender, profession, age, and former experience with communication training in the four participating departments and in total

From: Development and validation of a self-efficacy questionnaire (SE-12) measuring the clinical communication skills of health care professionals

 

Trained groupa

Not trained group

 

Department

Gastrointestinal

n = 34

Orthopedics

n = 64

Oncology

n = 75

Orthopedics

n = 22

Total

n = 195

Gender

     

 Male n (%)

4 (11.8)

11 (17.2)

6 (8.0)

13 (59.1)

34 (17.4)

 Female

30 (88.2)

53 (82.8)

69 (92.0)

9 (40.9)

161 (82.6)

Age groups

     

 Mean (range) (y)

45 (28–61)

45 (26–62)

47 (25–59)

45 (27–65)

46 (25–65)

Profession, n (%)

     

 Physician, specialist

4 (11.76)

12 (18.75)

4 (5.33)

9 (40.91)

29 (14.9)

 Physician, non-specialist

2 (5.88)

3 (4.69)

9 (12.00)

5 (22.73)

19 (9.7)

 Nurses

25 (73.53)

47 (73.44)

56 (74.67)

7 (31.82)

135 (69.2)

 Nursing assistants

2 (5.88)

0 (0.00)

5 (6.67)

1 (4.55)

8 (4.1)

 Others

1 (2.94)

2 (3.13)

1 (1.33)

0 (0.00)

4 (2.1)

Previously participated in communication courses n (%)

29 (85.3)

52 (81.3)

31 (41.3)

10 (45.5)

122 (62.6)

  1. aDepartments that previously participated in the communication skills training course conducted by The Danish Medical Association