Table 1

Item and total scores of GPs in intervention (n = 38) and control group (n = 38), and the differences in pre and post scores between intervention and control group, the corresponding P-value and the 95% CI of the differences in improvement between both groups.

	Intervention		Control		Difference

MAAS-Global item scores^a	Pre ± SD	Post ± SD	Pre ± SD	Post ± SD	Δint − Δcont	P	95% CI
Introduction^a	2.81 ± 0.80	3.11 ± 0.92	3.01 ± 0.81	2.64 ± 0.98	0.67	<0.05	0.09 to 0.95
Request for help^a	0.85 ± 0.82	1.53 ± 1.14	1.21 ± 1.07	0.69 ± 0.75	1.20	<0.05	0.47 to 1.35
Physical examination	3.24 ± 0.98	3.75 ± 1.13	3.45 ± 0.97	3.75 ± 1.02	0.25		−0.44 to 0.57
Diagnosis	3.08 ± 0.70	3.42 ± 0.99	3.18 ± 1.24	3.14 ± 0.92	0.39		−0.10 to 0.74
Management	2.69 ± 0.89	3.18 ± 1.24	2.94 ± 0.86	3.03 ± 0.98	0.41		−0.27 to 0.74
Evaluation of consultation^a	1.17 ± 1.00	1.34 ± 1.06	1.28 ± 1.12	0.69 ± 1.04	0.66	<0.05	0.15 to 1.11
Exploration^a	1.78 ± 0.72	2.14 ± 1.30	1.93 ± 0.90	1.53 ± 1.17	0.77	<0.05	0.16 to 1.23
Emotions^a	0.83 ± 0.65	0.78 ± 0.90	0.99 ± 0.98	0.39 ± 0.58	0.55	<0.05	0.03 to 0.73
Information giving	2.94 ± 0.82	3.20 ± 0.91	3.28 ± 0.90	3.16 ± 0.82	0.37		−0.29 to 0.51
Summarisations^a	1.01 ± 0.81	0.99 ± 1.11	1.73 ± 1.23	0.80 ± 0.99	0.90	<0.05	0.30 to 0.72
Structuring^a	3.22 ± 1.02	3.32 ± 1.11	3.35 ± 0.91	3.41 ± 1.01	0.06		−0.52 to 0.42
Empathy^a	3.15 ± 1.12	3.87 ± 1.44	3.56 ± 1.21	3.57 ± 1.36	0.68		−0.31 to 1.00

MAAS-Global total scores^a	2.22 ± 0.54	2.53 ± 0.82	2.48 ± 0.73	2.21 ± 0.72	0.58	<0.05	0.04 to 0.75

↵a These items were reported by participants as personal improvement goals.