Association between teaching and support skills and subjective effectiveness of nutritional guidance of registered dietitians at hospitals in a Japanese prefecture

Table 4 Correlation coefficients between scores of teaching skills in each setting and KiSS-18

	Scores of teaching skills (n = 75)
	First guidance setting	First assessment setting	Contemplation stage setting	Preparation stage setting
Kiss-18	0.457**	0.403**	0.432**	0.580**
Basic skills	0.322**	0.330**	0.296**	0.431**
Advanced skills	0.354**	0.412**	0.444**	0.627**
Emotional management skills	0.375**	0.367**	0.326**	0.493**
Offense management skills	0.404**	0.275*	0.271*	0.463**
Stress management skills	0.417**	0.254*	0.400**	0.356**
Planning skills	0.366**	0.322**	0.373**	0.453**

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