Assessment scores | Intervention (n = 35) | Control (n = 35) | All students (n = 70) | Between groups | |||||
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Baseline score | Final score | Baseline score | Final score | Change from baseline | P | Interaction effect | P | Cohen’s d | |
Patient rated MISS-21a | |||||||||
 Distress relief | 5.08 | 5.19 | 5.01 | 4.93 | 0.08 (0.4–0.55) | 0.73 | −0.18 (−0.49, 0.85) | 0.60 | −0.10 |
 Communication comfort | 5.78 | 5.91 | 5.55 | 5.93 | 0.39 (−0.07,0.85) | 0.10 | −0.25 (− 0.91,0.4) | 0.44 | − 0.18 |
 Rapport | 5.99 | 6.14 | 5.74 | 6.2 | 0.47 (0.17,0.77) | < 0.01* | −0.31 (− 0.73,0.11) | 0.15 | − 0.34 |
 Compliance intent | 5.41 | 5.59 | 5.07 | 6.16 | 1.10 (0.49,1.7) | < 0.01* | −0.92 (−1.71,-0.13) | 0.02* | −0.73 |
 Overall | 5.64 | 5.77 | 5.49 | 5.76 | 0.27 (0.07,0.61) | 0.12 | −0.14 (− 0.62,0.34) | 0.56 | − 0.16 |
Tutor rated RICS-20b | |||||||||
 History taking | 3.21 | 3.43 | 3.22 | 3.45 | 0.15 (−0.26,0.56) | 0.47 | −0.01 (− 0.59,0.57 | 0.97 | − 0.09 |
 Examination | 2.61 | 3.86 | 3.07 | 3.39 | 0.22 (−0.25,0.68) | 0.36 | 0.58 (−0.07,1.23) | 0.08^ | 0.16 |
 Problem solving & management | 2.74 | 3.49 | 3.07 | 3.27 | 0.19 (−0.34,0.72) | 0.48 | 0.56 (−0.19,1.3) | 0.14 | 0.35 |
 Patient centredness | 3.22 | 3.96 | 3.51 | 3.99 | 0.26 (0.03,0.49) | 0.03* | 0.48 (0.16, 0.79) | < 0.01* | 0.26 |
 Overall | 2.96 | 3.68 | 3.17 | 3.78 | 0.32 (0.06,0.59) | 0.02* | 0.28 (−0.09,0.64) | 0.14 | 0.12 |