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Table 2 Observed patient-centred behaviour in high versus low perceived GP empathy groups

From: General practitioners’ patient-centredness and responses to patients’ emotional cues and concerns: relationships with perceived empathy in areas of high and low socioeconomic deprivation

 

High deprivation areas

Low deprivation ares

High CARE

Low CARE

P value

High CARE

Low CARE

P value

Total PCC mean (SD)

1.392 (0.524)

1.119 (0.409)

0.033

1.541 (0.448)

1.286 (0.429)

0.05

Component 1

0.307 (0.167)

0.233 (o.101)

0.080

0.296 (0.121)

0.288 (o.103)

0.858

Component 2

0.319 (0.415)

0.223 (0.336)

0.410

0.465 (0.363)

0.207 (0.327)

0.010

Component 3

0.766 (0.114)

0.663 (0.177)

0.021

0.781 (0.183)

0.826 (0.154)

0.396