Effectiveness of a modified doctor–patient communication training Programme designed for surgical residents in China: a prospective, large-volume study at a single Centre

Table 3 Data from the extended SEGUE scale and the VAS before and after completion of the programme

	Before the programme	Immediately after the programme	1 month after the programme	Statistics	p value	Before vs. immediately after the programme	Before vs. 1 month after the programme
SEGUE total score	15.88 ± 1.93	26.40 ± 1.47	26.15 ± 1.36	388.27	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001
Set the stage	3.00 ± 1.11	4.58 ± 0.66	4.54 ± 0.66	371.80	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001
Elicit information	4.12 ± 1.04	8.11 ± 1.01	8.06 ± 0.95	413.17	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001
Give information	1.88 ± 0.55	3.79 ± 0.41	3.74 ± 0.44	411.17	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001
Understand the patient’s perspective	1.87 ± 0.65	2.00 ± 0.36	1.97 ± 0.23	1.168	0.542	0.162	0.450
End the encounter	1.04 ± 0.36	1.96 ± 0.20	1.93 + 0.26	368.54	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001
Suggest a new treatment plan	3.95 ± 0.63	5.95 ± 0.63	5.91 ± 0.62	414.94	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001
SP VAS score	4.31 ± 1.35	7.36 ± 1.62	7.34 ± 1.24	414.78	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001
Trainee VAS score	7.31 ± 1.25	8.39 ± 1.32	8.30 ± 1.24	391.96	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001
Consistency of the VAS between SP and trainee (ICC)	0.26 p < 0.001	0.70 p < 0.001	0.70 p < 0.001
Subgroup analysis in the understand the patient’s perspective module by gender
Female	1.39 ± 0.49	2.15 ± 0.36	1.94 ± 0.24	92.85	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001
Male	2.19 ± 0.55	1.90 ± 0.32	1.98 ± 0.22	33.05	< 0.001	0.004	0.054
Both female and male	1.87 ± 0.65	2.00 ± 0.36	1.97 ± 0.23	1.168	0.542	0.162	0.450

Abbreviations: SP: standardized patient; VAS: visual analogue scale; ICC: intraclass correlation efficient

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