Building Virtual Humans with Back Stories: Training Interpersonal Communication Skills in Medical Students

2014 ◽  
pp. 144-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Cordar ◽  
Michael Borish ◽  
Adriana Foster ◽  
Benjamin Lok
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Virtual Humans

scholarly journals PSYCHOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGIES OF DEVELOPMENT OF REFLEXIVITY AND RESPONSIBILITY IN THE FIELD OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH IN STUDENT YOUTH IN THE FORM OF TRAINING

2021 ◽  
pp. 90-96
Author(s):  
Светлана Игоревна Филиппченкова ◽  
Елена Александровна Евстифеева ◽  
Лада Анатольевна Мурашова
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Young People ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Psychological Training ◽  
Psychological Knowledge ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Medical University ◽  
Crisis Situations

В целях сохранения и укрепления репродуктивного здоровья современной молодежи в рамах изучения дисциплины «Психология и педагогика» в медицинском университете активно применяются психологические технологии в формате тренингов развития индивидуально-личностных и субъектных качеств обучающихся. Представлены результаты апробации авторской программы психологического тренинга, подтверждающие его эффективность в развитии рефлексивности, ответственности, коммуникативных качеств и рациональности у студентов-медиков. Тренинг направлен на расширение медико-психологических знаний молодежи в сфере репродуктивного здоровья и поведения, формирование навыков межличностного общения и конструктивных способов разрешения кризисных ситуаций в призме гендерной психологии. In order to preserve and strengthen the reproductive health of modern youth in the framework of the study of the discipline "Psychology and Pedagogy" at the Medical University, psychological technologies are actively used in the format of trainings for the development of individual-personal and subjective qualities of students. The article presents the results of approbation of the author's program of psychological training, confirming its effectiveness in the development of reflexivity, responsibility, communicative qualities and rationality in medical students. The training is aimed at expanding the medical and psychological knowledge of young people in the field of reproductive health and behavior, the formation of interpersonal communication skills and constructive ways of resolving crisis situations in the prism of gender psychology.

scholarly journals Receptiveness to students’ presence at gynecological consultations: patients’ motives and appraisal of learners’ interpersonal communication skills

2021 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dejano Tavares Sobral ◽  
Miriam da Silva Wanderley
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Prior Experience ◽  
Clinical Interview ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Questionnaire Data ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Opposite Result ◽  
Chi Squared

Abstract: Objective: To assess the expectation that the appraisal of students’ interpersonal communication skills in prior appointments affects women’s motives for consenting to or dissenting from the presence of a student and thereby their ultimate receptiveness regarding the learner’s involvement when participating in gynecological consultations. Methods: Face-to-face interviews were used to compile questionnaire data from 469 outpatients at the Brasília University Hospital. We used t-tests to evaluate the differences between the scores of the two motive-related scales of patients with prior experience of student involvement and those of patients without it, as well as contingency analyses to assess the association between the groups of women and an index of their receptiveness to students’ participation in the consultation. Moreover, we performed correlation analyses to verify the interrelationships between the scales and the levels of association of these measures with the index of receptiveness as an outcome. Results: Compared with inexperienced patients, experienced patients exhibited significantly broader receptiveness to students’ participation in consultations (chi-squared = 20.49, df = 3, P < .001; Cramer’s V = 209, P < .001). Broader receptiveness was positively correlated (rho = .314, P < .001) with their motivation to consent to and negatively (rho = -.454, P < .001) correlated with their motivation to dissent from students’ presence at coming consultations. The motivation to consent was significantly higher (P < .001) in experienced women (M = 4.58, SD = .55, n = 408) than in inexperienced ones (M = 4.31, SD = .68, n = 61). The opposite result was true for the motivation to dissent (M = 2.35, SD = .94 vs. M = 2.70, SD = 1.02; P = .007). Notably, for those 408 women, their appraisals of students’ interpersonal communication skills (in a prior consultation) positively correlated (rho = .236, P < .001) with their motivation to consent to and negatively with their motivation to dissent from students’ presence (rho = -.208, P < .001). Conclusion: The findings have implications for both the patients’ role in the gynecological education of medical students and the learners’ qualification in the clinical interview and, therefore, for the benefit of women’s healthcare.

scholarly journals Communication skills (verbal, listening, feedback) among Ardabil Azad university medical students and related factors

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 76
Author(s):  
Rahim Masoumi ◽  
Anahita Zakeri ◽  
Habib Ojaghi ◽  
Esmaeil Farzaneh
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Significant Relation ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Medical University

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> The aim of this study was to investigate the level of communication skills (verbal, listening, feedback) among Ardabil Azad university medical students and related factors.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> In this descriptive-cross sectional study, 150 medical university students selected randomly from September 2014 to September 2015. The necessary data collected by a standardized questionnaire named Interpersonal communication skills test containing 34 items having five points scale and its score ranged 34-170. Data were analyzed by descriptive and analytical statistical methods in SPSS.16.  </p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> 71.3% of participants were female. The mean score of student’s communication skills (CS) level was 100.8±13.6 and in girls was 110.1±13.7 and in boys was 102.5±13.1 which hasn’t significant differences between two genders in CS scores. There wasn’t significant relation between CS in students with age, student’s grade, residence place, term and participated in the CS workshop.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusions:</strong> Results showed that level of CS in students was in moderate level which doing interventional studies in future for raising their CS level is necessary. </p>

scholarly journals Medical Students and Patients Benefit from Virtual Non-Medical Interactions Due to COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 238212052110283
Author(s):  
Taylor M Coe ◽  
Trevor J McBroom ◽  
Sarah A Brownlee ◽  
Karen Regan ◽  
Stephen Bartels ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Patient Experience ◽  
Clinical Medicine ◽  
Organ Transplant ◽  
Medical Patient ◽  
Pilot Program ◽  
Transplant Recipients ◽  
Kidney Transplant Recipients ◽  
Clinical Communication

Background: Patient care restrictions created by the COVID-19 pandemic constrained medical students’ ability to interact directly with patients. Additionally, organ transplant recipients faced increasing isolation due to the rise of telemedicine, the importance of social distancing and their immunosuppressed state. We created a pilot program to pair students with transplant patients for structured, virtual encounters and studied its impact on medical students and patients. Methods: In May 2020, medical students conducted virtual visits with patients via telephone or video conferencing. Patients and students were surveyed regarding their experiences and independent focus groups were conducted. The survey responses and focus group discussions were deidentified, transcribed, and analyzed for themes. Results: Ten participating students were in their first, second, or final year of medical school. The 14 patients were liver or kidney transplant recipients or kidney donors. All interactions lasted longer than 30 minutes, with 56% greater than 1 hour. Three themes emerged related to the student experience: improvement of their clinical communication skills, development of knowledge and attitudes related to organ transplantation and donation, and independent management of a patient encounter. Three themes related to the patient experience: appreciation of the opportunity to share their personal patient experience to help educate future physicians, a cathartic and personally illuminating experience and an opportunity to share the message of donation. Conclusions: This pilot program provided a novel opportunity for virtual student-patient interactions that was feasible, well-received, and mutually beneficial. The use of virtual non-medical patient experiences allowed for experiential learning during which students learned about both clinical medicine and enhanced their communication skills directly from patients. Additionally, patients were able to engage with medical students in a new way, as teachers of clinical interactions, and reported a high level of satisfaction in addition to deriving personal benefit.

scholarly journals Affective and cognitive components of students’ attitudes towards communication learning - validation of the Communication Skills Attitude Scale in a cohort of polish medical students

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Piotr Przymuszała ◽  
Magdalena Cerbin-Koczorowska ◽  
Patrycja Marciniak-Stępak ◽  
Łucja Zielińska-Tomczak ◽  
Martyna Piszczek ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Behavioral Control ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Perceived Behavioral Control ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Retest Reliability ◽  
Cognitive Components ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

Abstract Background The Communication Skills Attitude Scale (CSAS) is a recognized tool for assessment of attitudes towards communication learning. In the original version, it consists of 26 items divided on theoretical assumptions into two subscales: Positive and Negative Attitudes Scales. However, the evidence for its structure seems unsatisfactory, and a simple division into positive and negative attitudes may be insufficient to describe attitudes of medical students towards communication learning. Moreover, the existing evidence of the test-retest reliability of the CSAS seems limited. Consequently, this study aimed to provide more evidence on its psychometric properties while validating the CSAS questionnaire in a cohort of Polish medical students. Methods The CSAS was translated, adapted into Polish, and validated in a cohort of 389 Polish medical students. Statistical analysis involved, among others, parallel analysis to determine the number of factors, confirmatory factor analysis to compare the proposed model with theory-based ones, and test-retest reliability analysis. Results Conducted analysis revealed that in the examined population, the CSAS should rather consist of four than two subscales. Proposed four subscales addressed perceived outcomes of communication learning, positive and negative attitudes towards it (affective components), and factors motivating students to learn communication (a cognitive component of attitudes). Results of test-retest reliability were satisfactory for individual items and subscales. Conclusions This study presented a valid and reliable version of the Communication Skills Attitude Scale for Polish medical students and confirmed previous assumptions that CSAS may also be appropriate for assessment of affective and cognitive components of attitudes. Future research should, based on Ajzen’s Theory of Planned Behavior, make attempts to develop a tool assessing not only attitudes but also subjective norms and perceived behavioral control.

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