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Table 2 Evaluation of the impact of the different training courses on the components of the 4HCS (Four Habits Coding Scheme): getting involved from the beginning (Habit 1), getting the patient’s point of view (Habit 2), showing empathy (Habit 3), and being involved until the end (Habit 4)

From: Impact of physician–patient relationship training on medical students’ interpersonal skills during simulated medical consultations: a cross-sectional study

Training

Assessment

Training

(Mean and standard deviations)

Training not taken

(Mean and standard deviations)

Unadjusted p-value

Adjusted

p-value

All training combined (N = 72)

Habit 1 (/30)

22. 0 (3.51)

21.0 (4.51)

0.171

0.016

Habit 2 (/15)

12.3 (2.38)

11.2 (2.91)

0.020

< 0.001

Habit 3 (/20)

15.0 (3.78)

14.0 (4.25)

0.146

0.002

Habit 4 (/50)

39.0 (6.72)

36.7 (8.69)

0.078

0.004

Academic Training (N = 48)

Habit 1 (/30)

21.9 (3.40)

21.2 (4.47)

0.325

0.047

Habit 2 (/15)

12.4 (2.29)

11.3 (2.89)

0.021

0.002

Habit 3 (/20)

15.2 (3.75)

14.0 (4.20)

0.091

0.004

Habit 4 (/50)

39.1 (6.94)

36.9 (8.44)

0.117

0.005

Association Training (N = 14)

Habit 1 (/30)

21.6 (4.34)

21.4 (4.18)

0.819

0.830

Habit 2 (/15)

12.4 (2.47)

11.6 (2.79)

0 .302

0.151

Habit 3 (/20)

15.2 (3.47)

14.3 (4.15)

0.433

0.252

Habit 4 (/50)

38.3 (8.84)

37.5 (8.02)

0.739

0.303

Peer Training (N = 15)

Habit 1 (/30)

23.3 (3.75)

21.2 (4.19)

0.089

0.025

Habit 2 (/15)

12.2 (2.67)

11.6 (2.77)

0.407

0.060

Habit 3 (/20)

15.2 (4.10)

14.3 (4.10)

0.433

0.115

Habit 4 (/50)

39.8 (6.28)

37.4 (8.20)

0.289

0.059

Other Training (N = 8)

Habit 1 (/30)

22.8 (3.70)

21.3 (4.21)

0.218

0.057

Habit 2 (/15)

12.8 (1.57)

11.5 (2.82)

0.097

0.050

Habit 3 (/20)

16.5 (3.43)

14.2 (4.10)

0.048

0.007

Habit 4 (/50)

41.0 (7.20)

37.3 (8.09)

0.113

0.009