Table 3 Communication scores (CS) and its association with the sociodemographic variables
From: Rating communication skills in dental practice: the impact of different sociodemographic factors
Variable | CS | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 66.9 ± 9.0 | 0.003 |
Female | 70.1 ± 8.8 | ||
Age | ≤ Median | 69.4 ± 8.6 | 0.42 |
> Median | 68.6 ± 9.4 | ||
Pearson Correlation | -0.09 | 0.12 | |
Education | Intern | 67.0 ± 8.9 | 0.30 |
Postgraduate student/ resident | 68.1 ± 8.9 | ||
General Practitioner | 69.9 ± 9.1 | ||
Specialist | 68.3 ± 8.8 | ||
Experience (years) | ≤ Median | 69.3 ± 8.5 | 0.58 |
> Median | 68.7 ± 9.5 | ||
Pearson Correlation | -0.08 | 0.17 | |
Work sector | Governmental | 67.6 ± 8.5 | 0.018 |
Private | 70.2 ± 9.0 | ||
Both | 66.7 ± 9.1 | ||
Country of graduation | Jordan | 69.4 ± 8.9 | 0.16 |
Arab countries | 67.1 ± 10.0 | ||
Asia | 61.5 ± 7.1 | ||
America and Western Europe | 70.5 ± 7.4 | ||
Eastern Europe | 66.0 ± 11.2 | ||