Table 2

Explicit professional oral communication

InterventionControlInteraction
PrePostPrePostcomponent
Categories and dimensions(n=252)(n=249)(n=237)(n=268)β (95% CI)
EPOC total score*41 (28 to 55)35 (24 to 49)35 (23 to 50.50)30 (21 to 41.75)1.67 (−2.30 to 5.64)
 Self†0.00 (0.00 to 0.00)0.00 (0.00 to 0.00)0.00 (0.00 to 0.00)0.00 (0.00 to 0.00)−0.09 (−25 to 0.07)
 Human interaction‡38 (26 to 57.75)31 (22 to 45)34 (22 to 48)27 (19 to 37)1.61 (−2.13 to 5.34)
 Environment§1 (0 to 3)3 (1 to 5)1 (0 to 3)2 (1 to 4)0.18 (−0.39 to 0.75)
  • The descriptive results (median, 25th and 75th percentiles) and regression coefficient of the interaction component between experimental group and measurement.

  • More information about the categories, dimensions and underlying items are described in Kemper et al.27

  • *The crude model was adjusted for: random intercept, ICU, number of people the observed person spoke to during the observation, observer, work pressure with random slope, occupation, whether or not the observed person was accompanied by a student nurse or resident, whether administration was part of the observation.

  • †The crude model was adjusted for: random intercept, random slope interaction component, observer.

  • ‡The crude model was adjusted for: random intercept, random slope interaction component, ICU, number of people the observed person spoke to during the observation, observer, work pressure with random slope, occupation, whether or not the observed person was accompanied by a student nurse or resident, whether administration was part of the observation.

  • §The crude model was adjusted for: random intercept, ICU, number of people the observed person spoke to during the observation with a random slope, observer, work pressure with random slope, occupation, whether or not the observed person was accompanied by a student nurse or resident, whether administration was part of the observation.

  • ICU, intensive care unit.