Table 2 Distribution of communication score, attitudes and patient orientation based on socio-demographic characteristics
From: Attitude and communication skills of German medical students
Communication score M (SD) | p-value | Positive Attitudes Subscale M (SD) | p-value | Negative Attitudes Subscale M (SD) | p-value | Patient orientation M (SD) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | < 0.001* | 0.001* | < 0.001* | < 0.001* | ||||
Male (N = 159) | 72.9 (7.2) | 41.0 (7.1) | 16.7 (4.7) | 52.1 (6.8) | ||||
Female (N = 206) | 77.6 (5.9) | 43.3 (6.6) | 14.8 (3.6) | 54.8 (5.5) | ||||
Mother tongue | < 0.001** | 0.904 | < 0.001** | < 0.001** | ||||
German (N = 311) | 76.4 (6) | 42.3 (6.9) | 15.3 (4.0) | 54.1 (5.9) | ||||
Bilingual (N = 12) | 76.2 (7.9) | 43.2 (6.9) | 15.2 (3.9) | 55.2 (5.5) | ||||
Other (N = 42) | 69.4 (9.3) | 42.2 (7.1) | 18.8 (4.4) | 49.6 (7.4) | ||||
Age | r − 0.04 | r 0.11 | r − 0.13 | r − 0.02 | ||||
0.481 | 0.036*** | 0.011*** | 0.711 |