The development of a scale to measure medical students' attitudes towards communication skills learning: the Communication Skills Attitude Scale (CSAS)

2002 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlotte Rees ◽  
Charlotte Sheard ◽  
Susie Davies
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Skills Learning

scholarly journals Medical students’ attitudes toward communication skills learning: comparison between two groups with and without training [Response to letter]

2019 ◽  
Vol Volume 10 ◽  
pp. 411-412
Author(s):  
Roger Ruiz Moral ◽  
Cristina García de Leonardo ◽  
Fernando Caballero Martínez ◽  
Diana Monge Martín
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Training Response ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Skills Learning

scholarly journals Pharmacy Students’ Attitudes Towards Learning Communication Skills: The Case Of The United Arab Emirates

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tharwat M. El-Sakran ◽  
Sawsan T. M. El-Sakran
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
European Country ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Clinical Pharmacy ◽  
Pharmacy Students ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Skills Learning

Effective communication amongst pharmacists, especially clinical pharmacists, physicians, nurses, patients, patients’ families and relatives and health care personnel is essential. Poor communication does not only lead to frustration and lack of respect among professions but also may compromise patient care if important information is misunderstood, ineffectively conveyed, or left out. This research explores clinical pharmacy students’ and clinical pharmacy graduates’ attitudes towards the relevance and importance of learning communication skills in their pharmacy careers in the United Arab Emirates. For the purposes of this study, Rees, Sheard, and Davies’ (2002) Communication Skills Attitudes Scale (CSAS) is used to measure pharmacy students’ and pharmacy graduates’ attitudes towards communication skills learning. Although this measure was originally designed to measure medical students’ attitudes towards communication skills learning in a European country, the results obtained from our study are not dissimilar to those reported by Rees et al. (2002) in their study. The paper concludes with some practical suggestions for pharmacy experts in charge of pharmacy communication courses. 

Medical Students’ Attitudes Toward Communication Skills Learning in Chitwan Medical College, Nepal

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 96-104
Author(s):  
Suneel Piryani ◽  
Rano Mal Piryani ◽  
Gopendra Prasad Deo
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Nas Score ◽  
Skills Learning

Introduction: Medical students’ attitude towards communication skills is crucial for curriculum planners, teachers and health professionals. Chitwan Medical College (CMC) is a private medical school admitting students mainly from the Nepal. Objective: To assess the attitudes of medical students towards learning communication skills. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among third and fifth year medical (MBBS) undergraduates at Chitwan Medical College (CMC), Nepal in April 2018 using the 26-itemCommunication Skills Attitude Scale (CSAS) developed by Rees, Sheard, and Davies. Participants ‘age, sex, year of study, nationality, religion, relationship status, the occupation of father and mother, place of residence of a family, were noted. The CSAS scores were computed. Student’s t-test and ANOVA test were used to compare the scores among subgroups of participants. Results: The mean positive attitudes scale (PAS), negative attitudes scale (NAS) and overall CSAS scores were 51.77  5.21, 35.68  4.43, and 83.97  5.77 respectively. PAS score was statistically significantly higher among the respondents whose mothers were not in the health-related profession. Whereas NAS score was statistically significantly lower among females, self-rated outstanding students, and good self-reported written communication skills. Conclusion: Medical undergraduates had strong positive attitudes towards learning communication skills, but negative attitudes were also noted. Hence, faculty members need to change these attitudes through improving teaching and assessment strategies.

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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