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Table 3 Results of a 1-parameter (i.e., difficulty) Rasch model applied to the four-item communication scale (Nā€‰=ā€‰296)

From: Assessing communication skills during OSCE: need for integrated psychometric approaches

Item

Coefficient

Standard error

(90% CIs)

1. Respond to patientā€™s feelings and needs: respond in a perspicacious and adequate way to solicitations and needs ā€“ verbal or non-verbal ā€“ of the patient.

1.28

0.12

(1.08, 1.48)

2. Interviewā€™s structure: recognizable, coherent and flexible interaction plan during the entire consultation; the candidate conducts the interview in a coherent way.

0.74

0.09

(0.59, 0.90)

3. Verbal expression: he/she communicates in an appropriate way that favours the comprehension and adapts the communication to the patient; the vocabulary is adapted to the socio-cultural level, with repetitions, summaries, articulations, tone, etc.

0.56

0.09

(0.41, 0.70)

4. Non-verbal expression: he/she favours the relationship with the patient and his/her involvement trough eye-contact, gestures, posture, interpersonal distance, pauses, etc.

0.82

0.10

(0.66, 0.98)