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Table 3 Average scores for each outcome from baseline to follow-up

From: Communication skills training for physicians improves health literacy and medical outcomes among patients with hypertension: a randomized controlled trial

Variables

Baseline

Follow up

Variation from baseline to follow up*

 

Intervention

Control

P-value

Intervention

Control

P-value

Intervention

Control

P-value

Physician (n = 35)

Physician-patient communication skills

Spoken communication

Written communication

Collaboration

Patient support

63.3 ± 12.04

68.7 ± 0.06

0.18

80.33 ± 10.7

69.9 ± 4.4

0.007

17.04 ± 13.2

1.15 ± 5.9

0.001

20.5 ± 3.34

21.76 ± 2.4

0.29

26.7 ± 2.6

22.03 ± 2.54

0.001

6.16 ± 3.95

0.26 ± 1.72

0.001

18.95 ± 4.71

21.34 ± 4.89

0.22

24.75 ± 3.22

22.01 ± 3.08

0.04

5.79 ± 6.30

0.65 ± 5.18

0.038

12.3 ± 3.01

13.65 ± 1.3

0.15

18.6 ± 2.58

13.8 ± 1.23

0.03

5.3 ± 2.85

0.07 ± 0.27

0.001

11.54 ± 2.38

12 ± 1.63

0.58

15.32 ± 3.5

11.15 ± 2.08

0.014

3.8 ± 2.15

0.15 ± 2.18

0.001

Health outcomes (n = 240 patient)

Patient health literacy

1.84 ± 0.68

1.67 ± 0.43

0.18

2.52 ± 0.8

1.72 ± 0.28

0.031

0.68 ± 0.25

0.35 ± 2.17

0.024

Medication adherence

78.08 ± 13.59

80.38 ± 11.2

0.15

95.42 ± 10.8

80.87 ± 9.44

0.001

17.33 ± 12.9

0.48 ± 9.08

0.001

Patients’ Self-efficacy

120.24 ± 22.7

119.4 ± 21.6

0.75

127.4 ± 17.1

120.9 ± 16.9

0.003

7.14 ± 12.33

1.47 ± 9.77

0.001

SBP

145.6 ± 13.8

146.1 ± 15.2

0.21

124.2 ± 7.2

143.8 ± 13.9

0.024

−21.4 ± 6.1

−2.3 ± 1.03

0.001

DBP

91.50 ± 9.6

89.53 ± 9.6

0.32

78.16 ± 6.3

87.16 ± 10.3

0.14

−13.02 ± 3.5

−2.37 ± 0.7

0.032

  1. ±: Showing mean score (standard deviation); *Small discrepancies in variation scores due to rounding;