Table 4 Sub-group analyses of communication skills in students’ self-perception
Semester | Â | Empathy | Structure | Verbal Expression | Non-verbal Expression |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2011: Mean (Median) [SD] | Â | 4.36 (5) [1.15] | 4.34 (5) [1.11] | 4.48 (5) [1.10] | 4.07 (4) [1.18] |
2011–2012: Mean (Median) [SD] |  | 4.21 (4) [1.08] | 4.25 (4) [1.14] | 4.25 (4) [1.16] | 3.92 (4) [1.02] |
2012: Mean (Median) [SD] | Â | 4.43 (5) [1.21] | 4.45 (5) [1.10] | 4.51 (5) [1.32] | 3.97 (4) [1.09] |
2012–2013: Mean (Median) [SD] |  | 4.04 (4) [1.18] | 4.12 (4) [1.39] | 4.15 (5) [1.19] | 3.95 (4) [1.26] |
2013: Mean (Median) [SD] | Â | 4.36 (4) [1.01] | 4.37 (4) [1.00] | 4.36 (4) [1.04] | 4.22 (4) [1.08] |
2013–2014: Mean (Median) [SD] |  | 4.59 (5) [1.16] | 4.52 (5) [1.17] | 4.61 (5) [1.28] | 4.25 (4) [1.12] |
2014: Mean (Median) [SD] | Â | 4.45 (5) [1.12] | 4.50 (5) [1.11] | 4.43 (5) [1.10] | 4.32 (4) [1.17] |
2011–2014/ overall: Mean (Median) [SD] |  | 4.37 (5) [1.15] | 4.38 (5) [1.14] | 4.41 (5) [1.19] | 4.11 (4) [1.14] |
|  | Difference between 2011 and 2014 | −0.08 [95%-CI: −0.34; 0.16] | − 0.17 [95%-CI: − 0.41; 0.08] | 0.047 [95%-CI: − 0.2; 0.29] | −0.25 [95%-CI: − 0.51; 0.01] |
| Â | p-value (differences between 2011 and 2014) | 0.4972 | 0.1873 | 0.7039 | 0.0618 |
|  | Levene’s test | p = 0.257 | p = < 0.0001 | p = 0.40 | p = 0.40 |
|  | ANOVA (all semester cohorts) | F (6; 1020) = 2793 | F (6; 2035) =3900 | F (6; 1022) = 2184 | F (6; 1020) = 3038a |
| Â | ANOVA, p-value | 0.11 | 0.001 | 0.42 | 0.006a |
|  | Students with anamnesis group (n = 258): Mean (Median) [SD] | 4.46 (1.12) [5] | 4.51 (1.10) [5] | 4.42 (1.18) [5] | 4.21 (1.17) [4] |
|  | Control group (n = 726): Mean (Median) [SD] | 4.34 (1.16) [5] | 4.33 (1.08) [4.5] | 4.40 (1.19) [5] | 4.08 (1.12) [4] |
| Â | p-value (differences between anamnesis group and control group) | 0.12 | 0.02a | 0.81 | 0.13 |