Table 4 Mean frequencies of clusters of RIAS categories for trainee dentists at the start and end of training
From: What impact does postgraduate clinical training have on empathy among Japanese trainee dentists?
Clusters | At the start | At the end | Wilcoxon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Z | P | |
Total utterances | 94.44 | 22.78 | 93.50 | 28.76 | -0.792 | 0.428 |
Relationship building | 4.98 | 1.78 | 4.84 | 1.92 | -0.662 | 0.508 |
Positive talk | 37.20 | 14.02 | 36.31 | 15.47 | -0.694 | 0.487 |
Negative talk | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.13 | -1.000 | 0.317 |
Emotional expression | 2.47 | 2.17 | 1.14 | 1.53 | -3.948 | 0.000** |
Facilitative behaviors | 21.55 | 7.24 | 21.08 | 8.74 | -0.630 | 0.528 |
Counseling/direction | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 | 1.000 |
Gathering medical data | 6.59 | 2.93 | 5.19 | 2.41 | -2.990 | 0.003** |
Gathering psychosocial data | 1.23 | 1.39 | 0.75 | 0.99 | -2.544 | 0.011* |
Gathering dental data | 20.00 | 5.43 | 23.52 | 6.94 | -3.164 | 0.002** |
Gathering data about other issues | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 | 1.000 |
Providing medical information | 0.13 | 0.42 | 0.20 | 0.62 | -0.659 | 0.510 |
Providing psychosocial information | 0.02 | 0.13 | 0.05 | 0.28 | -0.816 | 0.414 |
Providing dental information | 0.27 | 0.67 | 0.39 | 1.16 | -0.876 | 0.381 |
Providing information about other issues | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.13 | -1.000 | 0.317 |