Exploring how differently patients and clinical tutors see the same consultation: building evidence for inclusion of real patient feedback in medical education

Table 2 Correlation between patient and clinical tutor ratings for each question

Question	Spearman’s Correlation coefficient	P-value¹
1. I felt the openness and ease of the student doctor’s interaction with me was...	0.30	< 0.001
2. On this visit, I would rate the student doctor’s ability to really listen to me as...	0.19	0.005
3. The student doctor’s language was clear and easy for me to understand	0.30	< 0.001
4. I feel the level of knowledge the student doctor demonstrated about my medical condition was...	0.23	0.001
5. My confidence in this student doctor’s ability is...	0.28	< 0.001
6. The opportunity the student doctor gave me to express my concerns or fears was...	0.18	0.011
7. The respect shown to me by this student doctor was...	0.08	0.268
8. The student doctor’s understanding of how my personal situation affects my care was...	0.19	0.008
9. The concern the student doctor showed for me as an individual in this consultation was...	0.11	0.099
10. Overall, based on this consultation, if he or she was qualified, the recommendation I would give my friends about this doctor would be...	0.20	0.003

¹P-values of less than 0.05 were considered to indicate evidence of significant correlation

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