Can teaching serious illness communication skills foster multidimensional empathy? A mixed-methods study

BMC Medical Education

Table 2 Changes in JSE scores at baseline (T1), six-week follow-up (T2), and three-to-six month follow up (T3)

		T1 Mean (SD)	T2 Mean (SD)	T3 Mean (SD)	Effect size^a	Differences^b
	N	T1 Mean (SD)	T2 Mean (SD)	T3 Mean (SD)	Effect size^a	T1 vs T2	T2 vs T3	T1 vs T3
JSE Total	98	111.38 (9.06)	113.87 (9.34)	113.92 (11.17)	0.25	T1<T2*	T2=T3	T1<T3*
Perspective taking	98	57.9 (4.99)	58.29 (5.26)	58.36 (6.06)	0.08	T1=T2	T2=T3	T1=T3
Compassionate Care	98	44.66 (4.76)	45.38 (4.15)	45.46 (5.1)	0.16	T1=T2	T2=T3	T1=T3
Standing in Patients’ Shoes	98	8.81 (2.63)	10.19 (1.86)	10.1 (1.91)	0.56	T1<T2**	T2=T3	T1<T3**

SD Standard deviation, JSE Jefferson scale of empathy
^*Denotes P <0.017
^**Denotes P < 0.001
^aCohen’s d effect sizes were calculated to identify significant differences in scores between T1 and T3
^bPaired t-test

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