Table 3 Analogue patients’ assessments (biomedical, psychosocial and interpersonal quality) related to GPs’ communication (coded with RIAS)

GP Communication

| Z|

| Z|

| Z|

| Z|

| Z|

| Z|

Constant

6.07

5.36

5.93

6.80

5.77

6.46

Task-oriented communication

(questions, information, counselling)

- Biomedical

0.013

2.14 *

0.008

0.95

0.007

0.88

0.004

0.98

−0.005

1.03

−0.003

0.64

- Psychosocial

0.018

1.79

0.031

2.30 *

0.024

1.92

0.004

0.36

0.051

3.71 ***

0.026

2.05 *

- Lifestyle

−0.019

1.46

0.006

0.31

−0.012

0.73

0.023

1.41

0.022

1.19

0.028

1.62

Affect-oriented communication

- Personal remarks

0.014

1.37

0.024

1.73

0.031

2.43 *

−0.015

1.64

0.015

1.38

0.020

2.09 *

- Sharing concern

0.021

0.98

0.022

0.79

0.037

1.41

−0.025

0.53

0.005

0.09

−0.049

0.97

- Rapport building

0.002

0.82

0.013

3.31 **

0.008

2.18 *

0.003

0.72

0.011

1.96

0.008

1.55

- Disagreements

−0.047

0.90

−0.111

1.59

−0.112

1.73

0.082

0.49

−0.080

0.42

−0.065

0.37

Process-oriented communication

- Giving directions

0.012

0.90

0.004

0.26

0.007

0.44

0.025

1.74

0.027

1.64

0.030

1.95

- Partnership building

−0.032

1.23

−0.040

1.14

−0.020

0.61

0.032

0.54

0.014

0.20

0.049

0.80