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Table 1 Comparison of GP and Radiation Oncologist assessors scores; mean of consultations for each participant (doctor)

From: Rating general practitioner consultation performance in cancer care: does the specialty of assessors matter? A simulated patient study

 

GP Assessor mean LAP score

Radiation Oncologist mean LAP score

Mean difference

p value

Doctor

Mean

SD

β

p-value

Mean

SD

β

p-value

Radiation Oncologist – GP

 

Series 1

  

1

70.0

3.7

0.0

-

81.4

3.0

0.0

 

11.5

.001

2

75.5

3.2

5.5

.03

80.9

2.7

−0.5

.81

5.5

.01

3

76.6

2.2

6.6

.01

74.5

5.3

−6.9

.001

−2.1

.39

4

68.6

4.9

−1.4

.58

72.1

1.1

−9.3

<.001

3.5

.12

5

70.7

6.6

0.8

.75

76.6

2.6

−4.8

.02

5.8

.07

6

74.6

3.3

4.6

.07

78.4

4.0

−3.0

.14

3.9

.10

Series 2

  

1

77.1

3.8

0.0

-

82.5

5.8

0.0

-

5.4

.09

2

77.5

4.3

0.4

.86

82.0

3.3

−0.4

.87

4.6

.07

3

63.1

4.4

−14.0

<.001

77.6

2.9

−4.9

.07

14.5

<.001

7

77.5

4.9

0.4

.86

73.8

2.7

−8.7

.002

−3.7

.14

8

54.4

2.3

−22.7

<.001

64.5

6.1

−18.0

<.001

10.1

.004

  1. β: mean difference in scores (coefficient) relative to doctor number 1.