A Pilot Study: Improving Pediatric Residents Communication Skills Through Teaching Health Literacy Principles (Research Abstract)

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. e35
Author(s):  
Caroline Okorie ◽  
Lee Sanders ◽  
Ann Elizabeth Stuart
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Research Abstract ◽  
Pediatric Residents

Utilizing Standardized Patients to Enhance Health Literacy Communication Skills

MedEdPORTAL ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Howley ◽  
Christine Peterson ◽  
Eugene Barrett ◽  
John Gazewood ◽  
William Wilson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Standardized Patients

Translating medical documents into plain language enhances communication skills in medical students – A pilot study

2015 ◽  
Vol 98 (9) ◽  
pp. 1137-1141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anja Bittner ◽  
Ansgar Jonietz ◽  
Johannes Bittner ◽  
Luise Beickert ◽  
Sigrid Harendza
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Plain Language ◽  
Medical Documents

scholarly journals Functional Health Literacy of Asylum Seekers and Refugees – A Pilot Study in Italy

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-138
Author(s):  
Julia Marchetti ◽  
Milena Sorrentino ◽  
Anna Rita Marucci ◽  
Giovanni Galeoto ◽  
Maurizio Marceca ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Asylum Seekers ◽  
Functional Health ◽  
Functional Health Literacy ◽  
Asylum Seekers And Refugees

scholarly journals Translation and Cultural Adaptation of a Romanian Version of the Communication Assessment Tool (CAT_Ro)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andra Rodica Balanescu ◽  
Violeta Claudia Bojinca ◽  
Ana Maria Schweitzer ◽  
Bogdan Joca ◽  
Denise Ani Mardale ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Health Providers ◽  
Communication Assessment ◽  
Gender Education ◽  
Quality Of Medical Care ◽  
Translation And Cultural Adaptation

Abstract Background: The communication between health providers and patients influences the quality of medical care. The Communication Skills Assessment (CAT) is a reliable, validated tool, which was developed to assess interpersonal communication skills between physicians and patients. The purpose of this study was to obtain a Romanian version of the CAT (CAT_Ro), using a controlled and systematic process to translate and cross-culturally adapt the original questionnaire, since there are no validated instruments to assess healthcare professionals’ communication capability in Romania. Methods: The study was conducted in two Departments of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology from Bucharest, Romania, using a rigorous scientific methodology for the translation process, according to literature recommendations, implicating conceptual evaluation, semantics, and cultural adaptation, which involved several steps. The updated version was pre-tested in a pilot study, which included 89 outpatients. Results: The results showed a narrow range of variability in item interpretation, without differences in patients’ responses according to variables such as age, gender, education, disease type, number of previous visits with the same doctor. Conclusion: CAT-Ro is the result of a comprehensive process study. It represents the first translation and cultural adaptation in Romanian of an instrument able to assess the health providers’ communication skills, which was validated in a pilot study and is to be used in more extensive studies with patients from several specialties.

scholarly journals Shifting Palliative Care Paradigm in Primary Care From Better Death to Better End-of-Life : A Swiss Pilot Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johanna Sommer ◽  
Christopher Chung ◽  
Dagmar M. Haller ◽  
Sophie Pautex
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Palliative Care ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Advanced Cancer ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Advanced Cancer Patients

Abstract Background: Patients suffering from advanced cancer often loose contact with their primary care physician (PCP) during oncologic treatment and palliative care is introduced very late.The aim of this pilot study was to test the feasibility and procedures for a randomized trial of an intervention to teach PCPs a palliative care approach and communication skills to improve advanced cancer patients’ quality of life. Methods: Observational pilot study in 5 steps. 1) Recruitment of PCPs. 2) Intervention: training on palliative care competencies and communication skills addressing end-of-life issues.3) Recruitment of advanced cancer patients by PCPs. 4) Patients follow-up by PCPs, and assessment of their quality of life by a research assistant 5) Feedback from PCPs using a semi-structured focus group and three individual interviews with qualitative deductive theme analysis.Results: 8 PCPs were trained. PCPs failed to recruit patients for fear of imposing additional loads on their patients. PCPs changed their approach of advanced cancer patients. They became more conscious of their role and responsibility during oncologic treatments and felt empowered to take a more active role picking up patient’s cues and addressing advance directives. They developed interprofessional collaborations for advance care planning. Overall, they discovered the role to help patients to make decisions for a better end-of-life.Conclusions: PCPs failed to recruit advanced cancer patients, but reported a change in paradigm about palliative care. They moved from a focus on helping patients to die better, to a new role helping patients to define the conditions for a better end-of-life.Trial registration : The ethics committee of the canton of Geneva approved the study (2018-00077 Pilot Study) in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki

Board 405 - Research Abstract Communication Skills Training

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 581-582
Author(s):  
Laura Rock ◽  
Nina Gadmer ◽  
Richard Schwartzstein ◽  
Amy Sullivan
Keyword(s):  
Communication Skills ◽  
Research Abstract ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Communication Skills Training

Importance of Medication Reconciliation as a Strategy for Health Literacy

2022 ◽  
pp. 224-237
Author(s):  
José Manuel Feliz ◽  
Marta Barroca
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Medication Reconciliation ◽  
Drug Regimen ◽  
Communication Model ◽  
Professional Relationship ◽  
Patient Health ◽  
Model Technique

Health literacy depends on communication skills of health professionals. Assertiveness, clarity, and positivity (ACP) are a communication model/technique very useful to improve the patient-health professional relationship, adherence to treatment, health literacy, and quality of life. This model can be used in medication reconciliation (MR) – the identification of the most precise list of medication that a patient has been taking and should take, which requires a multidisciplinary participation and a better communication between health professionals and between them and the patient. When the guidance from healthcare professionals is clear and effective, patients and caregivers are more compliant to the recommended drug regimen, resulting in better health outcomes.

Diabetes Health Literacy in Rural Older Adults: A Pilot Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 11-19
Author(s):  
Min Kim ◽  
Gyeong-Suk Jeon ◽  
Sunhee Cho
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Rural Older Adults
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