Analysis of Covariance: Objective Communication Subscores in Relation to Family Physician’s Intervention Status
| Intervention (n=8) | Control (n=9) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family Physicians | Mean Score (SD) | CI | Mean Score (SD) | CI | P Value |
| Note: Analysis controlling for baseline objective communication score. Total score and each subscore ranged from 0 to 100. | |||||
| * The support score is the only one expressed as a percentage, not a continuous variable. | |||||
| Building relationships | |||||
| Exploration of illness experience | 65.0 (5.07) | 57.85–71.68 | 56.3 (11.44) | 50.04–63.08 | .09 |
| Validation of patients’ illness experience | 79.1 (14.78) | 67.54–91.39 | 71.7 (15.48) | 60.13–82.59 | .31 |
| Offering support, %* | 77.8 (n/a) | 22.2 (n/a) | .02 | ||
| Sharing information | |||||
| Physician description and patient response | 86.3 (18.29) | 71.78–101.56 | 66.3 (19.23) | 51.93–79.96 | .05 |
| Creating an experience of control | |||||
| Mutual discussion of management plan | 68.8 (45.81) | 39.13–98.36 | 62.2 (31.26) | 34.30–90.15 | .74 |
| Mastering the whole person experience | |||||
| Exploration of whole person issues | 82.8 (9.81) | 69.12–92.34 | 58.7 (18.33) | 49.60–71.39 | .02 |
| Validation of whole person issues | 77.0 (15.97) | 58.04–93.43 | 49.1 (26.31) | 33.61–66.86 | .05 |
| Total score | 75.6 (14.73) | 62.90–84.99 | 60.2 (15.27) | 51.29–72.07 | .11 |