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Table 2 Sample description

From: Effect of individualized communication skills training on physicians’ discussion of clinical trials in oncology: results from a randomized controlled trial

 

Control group (CG)

Intervention group (IG)

N

20

20

Males (%)

7 (35.0%)

11 (55.0%)

Age in Yearsa

33 (5.3)

32 (4.0)

Years of Professional Experiencea

4.5 (3.7)

4.9 (4.0)

No. of patients with whom RCT are discussed per quarter of a yearb

5.6 (5.8)

10.8 (11.9)

Prior Communication Training (%)

4 (20.0%)

2 (10.0%)

Resident Doctors (%)

18 (90.0%)

19 (95.0%)

Specialization

 Internal Medicine (%)

8 (40.0%)

10 (50.0%)

 Gynaecology (%)

7 (35.0%)

4 (20.0%)

 Surgery (%)

4 (20.0%)

4 (20.0%)

 Radio–oncology (%)

1 (5.0%)

2 (10.0%)

  1. aAge and Years of Professional Experience are given as mean (st.dev.) in years
  2. bMean and (st.dev)
  3. All other values are reported as n (%)