Factor
Question items Attitude Active listening Acknowledge- ment Suggestion
Being able to assess an individual patient’s type 0.832 0.028 -0.129 0.271
Practicing communication skills tailored to individual patients 0.828 -0.048 -0.049 0.409
Being mindful of my external appearance as a clinician (gaze, tone of voice, posture, distance from a patient, etc.) 0.572 0.371 0.245 0.058
Receivingfeedback from patients 0.419 0.403 0.221 0.105
Attaching importance to communication with patients 0.123 0.699 0.291 0.163
Asking questions of patients in a way that encourages them to answer freely and in a relaxed manner instead of demanding answers 0.374 0.692 0.357 0.200
Speaking and behaving in a manner that makes it easier for the patients to talk 0.118 0.650 -0.123 -0.009
Listening well to patients -0.361 0.644 0.047 0.059
Respecting and admitting the patient’s thoughts 0.140 0.018 0.809 -0.235
Informing patients in a way that makes it easy for them to accept -0.190 0.197 0.520 0.251
Encouraging patients to become more independent and better able to receive treatment 0.204 0.121 0.094 0.720
Making requests and proposals in a that makes it easier for patients to accept 0.205 0.063 -0.091 0.552
Contribution ratio (%) 19.3 18.0 10.8 10.6
Table 2: Factor analysis of “clinicians’ self-assessments of their communication skills”.