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Table 3 Descriptive statistics

From: The effects of loving-kindness meditation on doctors’ communication anxiety, trust, calling and defensive medicine practice

Group

Measures

Mean (SD)

Pre

Post

LKM (n = 47)

CAI

2.840 (0.759)

2.283 (0.792)

ITS

2.674 (0.750)

3.284 (0.774)

BCS

2.849 (0.676)

3.329 (0.741)

DMPS

2.391 (0.697)

1.806 (0.590)

Control (n = 47)

CAI

2.739 (0.885)

2.757 (0.812)

ITS

2.754 (0.758)

2.692 (0.745)

BCS

2.950 (0.762)

2.931 (0.769)

DMPS

2.298 (0.731)

2.341 (0.706)

  1. Note. CAI: Communication Anxiety Inventory; ITS: Interpersonal Trust Scale; BCS: Brief Calling Scale; DMPS: Defensive Medicine Practices Scale