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Table 2 Comparison of assessor scores for each LAP domain in both series; mean of all consultations

From: Rating general practitioner consultation performance in cancer care: does the specialty of assessors matter? A simulated patient study

 

GP assessors

Rad Onc assessors

Mean difference (Rad Onc – GP)

 

Mean

S.D.

Mean

S.D.

β coefficient

Standard error

P value

Series 1

 

Interviewing/History taking

72.7

5.5

78.1

4.5

5.3

1.02

<.001

Patient management

71.4

5.1

78.9

4.6

7.6

1.05

<.001

Problem solving

73.7

6.8

76.0

8.6

2.3

1.48

0.120

Behaviour/relationship with patients

72.4

7.5

80.6

7.4

8.1

1.57

<.001

Anticipatory care

73.8

11.9

68.7

9.9

−5.1

4.14

0.220

Series 2

 

Interviewing/History taking

71.5

10.0

77.0

7.6

5.5

1.10

<.001

Patient management

68.3

10.7

74.6

10.5

6.4

1.71

<.001

Problem solving

69.3

11.9

75.8

8.3

6.4

1.66

<.001

Behaviour/relationship with patients

71.2

13.4

78.1

10.7

6.9

2.01

0.001

Anticipatory care

80.0

0.0

74.3

9.6

−5.7

9.04

0.530

  1. p values were derived from multilevel mixed effect models.