Table 3 Responses to rating questions at baseline and follow-up* and the difference between scores
| Quality measure addressed | No of practices | Range (minimum– maximum) | Mean (SD) | Median | Wilcoxon signed ranks test statistics on significance of the difference between baseline and final ratings | |
| Confidence regarding physical/psychosocial patient care | Baseline | 937 | 1–5 | 3.51 (0.77) | 4.00 | |
| Final | 942 | 1–5 | 3.94 (0.67) | 4.00 | ||
| Difference | 924 | −3–3 | 0.43 (0.86) | 0.00 | Z = −13.44; p<0.001 | |
| Quality of support offered to carers | Baseline | 936 | 1–5 | 3.38 (0.78) | 3.00 | |
| Final | 944 | 2–5 | 3.80 (0.69) | 4.00 | ||
| Difference | 926 | −2–4 | 0.42 (0.88) | 0.00 | Z = −13.10; p<0.001 | |
| Quality of support offered to practice staff | Baseline | 929 | 1–5 | 3.48 (0.82) | 4.00 | |
| Final | 934 | 1–5 | 3.81 (0.73) | 4.00 | ||
| Difference | 909 | −3–4 | 0.32 (0.89) | 0.00 | Z = −10.11; p<0.001 | |
| Quality of teamwork in the practice | Baseline | 942 | 1–5 | 3.83 (0.81) | 4.00 | |
| Final | 943 | 1–5 | 4.16 (0.73) | 4.00 | ||
| Difference | 931 | −3–3 | 0.32 (0.89) | 0.00 | Z = −10.34; p<0.001 | |
| Quality of palliative care for cancer patients | Baseline | 935 | 1–5 | 3.72 (0.73) | 4.00 | |
| Final | 936 | 1–5 | 4.16 (0.63) | 4.00 | ||
| Difference | 916 | −3–4 | 0.44 (0.81) | 0.00 | Z = −14.40; p<0.001 | |
| Level of co-working with palliative care specialists | Baseline | 933 | 1–5 | 3.65 (0.83) | 4.00 | |
| Final | 936 | 1–5 | 4.07 (0.72) | 4.00 | ||
| Difference | 914 | −2–4 | 0.41 (0.92) | 0.00 | Z = −12.47; p<0.001 |
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*Range: 1 “very poor” to 5 “very good”.
