Research Article

Active Student Participation May Enhance Patient Centeredness: Patients' Assessments of the Clinical Education Ward for Integrative Medicine

Table 2

Differences of patient groups in physician patient interaction, empathy (CARE), and patient enablement (PEI).

Dependent variablesMeanSDAnalysis of covariance (ANCOVA)

Empathy (CARE)aCEWIM1.46(±0.55)
Controls1.83(±0.90)

Patient enablement (PEI)bCEWIM0.95(±0.64)
Controls0.68(±0.63)

Low values indicate high empathy.
bHigh values indicate high enablement.