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Table 5 Real world Acceptability: Pre-post training self-assessed confidence*

From: Development, acceptability and uptake of an on-line communication skills education program targeting challenging conversations for oncology health professionals related to identifying and responding to anxiety and depression

 

Pre-training

Mean (SD)

Post-training

Mean (SD)

Identifying anxiety symptoms

3.0 (1.23)

3.50 (1.29)

Identifying depression symptoms

3.0 (1.21)

3.50 (1.29)

Discussing anxiety and depression screening with patients

2.8 (1.10)

3.25 (0.96)

Making a referral

3.1 (1.25)

3.00 (0.82)

Negotiating with a patient who is reluctant to take up a referral

2.6 (1.14)

3.25 (1.71)

TOTAL confidence score

14.74 (5.18)

17.00 (5.19)

  1. *self-assessed rating from 0 – not at all confident to 5 very confident **p < .05