Table 2

Quality of communication scores before and after implementation of the interventions

Before interventions
n=149
After interventions
n=184
Statistical comparison
P value
Care decision communication, median (IQR)0.0 (0.0–7.0)6.0 (0.0–8.0)<0.001
General communication, median (IQR)8.0 (7.5–9.0)8.0 (8.0–9.0)0.126
Total quality of communication, median (IQR)8.0 (7.0–8.0)8.0 (7.0–9.0)0.003
  • Univariate analysis. Mann-Whitney U was used to test for statistical significance.