Table 5 Sub-group analyses of communication skills in SP’s external perception
Semester | n | Empathy | Structure | Verbal Expression | Non-verbal Expression |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2011: Mean (Median) [SD] | 1468 | 4.21 (4) [0,74] | 4.04 (4) [0.87] | 4.18 (4) [0.82] | 4.14 (4) [0.83] |
2011–2012: Mean (Median) [SD] | 1483 | 4.37 (4) [0.70] | 4.23 (4) [0.8] | 4.37 (5) [0.74] | 4.24 (4) [0.79] |
2012: Mean (Median) [SD] | 1322 | 4.34 (4) [0.75] | 4.12 (4) [0.85] | 4.33 (5) [0.82] | 4.22 (4) [0.86] |
2012–2013: Mean (Median) [SD] | 807 | 4.25 (4) [0.79] | 4.01 (4) [0.85] | 4.17 (4) [0.87] | 4.09 (4) [0.87] |
2013: Mean (Median) [SD] | 1407 | 4.26 (4) [0.63] | 4.21 (4) [0.71] | 4.37 (4) [0.67] | 4.24 (4) [0.69] |
2013–2014:Mean (Median) [SD] | 1623 | 4.21 (4) [0.74] | 4.09 (4) [0.78] | 4.28 (4) [0.76] | 4.17 (4) [0.78] |
2014:Mean (Median) [SD] | 374 | 4.10 (4) [0.91] | 4.06 (4) [0.92] | 4.21 (4) [0.91] | 4.08 (4) [0.93] |
2011–2014/ overall: Mean (Median) [SD] | 8484 | 4.27 (4) [0.73] | 4.12 (4) [0.82] | 4.29 (4) [0.79] | 4.19 (4) [0.81] |
Difference between 2011 and 2014 |  | 0.11 [95%-CI: 0.02; 0.2]a | −0.02 [95%-CI: − 0.12; 0.08] | −0.02 [95%-CI: − 0.12; 0.08] | 0.06 [95%-CI: − 0.03; 0.16] |
p-value | Â | 0.0147a | 0.7440 | 0.6530 | 0.2062 |