scholarly journals Communication Skills Training: A Means to Promote Time-Efficient Patient-Centered Communication in Clinical Practice

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 307-314
Author(s):  
Else Dalsgaard Iversen ◽  
Maiken Wolderslund ◽  
Poul-Erik Kofoed ◽  
Pål Gulbrandsen ◽  
Helle Poulsen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Communication Skills Training ◽  
Patient Centered

Principles of Communication Skills Training in Cancer Care across the Life Span and Illness Trajectory

2021 ◽  
pp. 791-798
Author(s):  
David W. Kissane ◽  
Carma L. Bylund
Keyword(s):  
Communication Skills ◽  
Cancer Care ◽  
Core Curriculum ◽  
Decision Aids ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Communication Skills Training ◽  
Patient Centered ◽  
Open Questions ◽  
Communication Challenges ◽  
Question Prompt

Evidence is growing that communication skills training can help clinicians to become more empathic and use open questions in a patient-centered manner. More work is needed to see these gains translate into improved patient outcomes. A core curriculum has matured as a conventional component of training in cancer care. Strong evidence supports the use of question prompt lists, decision aids, and audio recording of important consultations for later review by the patient and family. Gains are being made with communication challenges such as discussing internet-derived information. Patient training about optimizing their communication has started to complete the reciprocal interaction.

Developing Patient-Centered Communication Skills Training for Oncologists: Describing the Content and Efficacy of Training

2010 ◽  
Vol 59 (3) ◽  
pp. 235-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard F. Brown ◽  
Carma L. Bylund ◽  
Jennifer A. Gueguen ◽  
Catherine Diamond ◽  
Julia Eddington ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Communication Skills ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Communication Skills Training ◽  
Patient Centered

scholarly journals Communication skills in the training of psychiatrists: A systematic review of current approaches

2017 ◽  
Vol 51 (7) ◽  
pp. 675-692 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philippa Ditton-Phare ◽  
Carmel Loughland ◽  
Robbert Duvivier ◽  
Brian Kelly
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Patient Outcomes ◽  
Behaviour Change ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Randomised Controlled Trials ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Controlled Trials ◽  
Communication Skills Training ◽  
Randomised Controlled ◽  
Training Programmes

Objectives: A range of communication skills training programmes have been developed targeting trainees in various medical specialties, predominantly in oncology but to a lesser extent in psychiatry. Effective communication is fundamental to the assessment and treatment of psychiatric conditions, but there has been less attention to this in clinical practice for psychiatrists in training. This review examines the outcomes of communication skills training interventions in psychiatric specialty training. Methods: The published English-language literature was examined using multiple online databases, grey literature and hand searches. The review was conducted and reported using Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses guidelines. Studies examining the efficacy of communication skills training were included. Randomised controlled trials, pseudo-randomised studies and quasi-experimental studies, as well as observational analytical studies and qualitative studies that met criteria, were selected and critically appraised. No limits were applied for date of publication up until 16 July 2016. Results: Total search results yielded 2574 records. Of these, 12 studies were identified and reviewed. Two were randomised controlled trials and the remaining 10 were one-group pretest/posttest designs or posttest-only designs, including self-report evaluations of communication skills training and objective evaluations of trainee skills. There were no studies with outcomes related to behaviour change or patient outcomes. Two randomised controlled trials reported an improvement in clinician empathy and psychotherapeutic interviewing skills due to specific training protocols focused on those areas. Non-randomised studies showed varying levels of skills gains and self-reported trainee satisfaction ratings with programmes, with the intervention being some form of communication skills training. Conclusion: The heterogeneity of communication skills training is a barrier to evaluating the efficacy of different communication skills training programmes. Further validation studies examining specific models and frameworks would support a stronger evidence base for communication skills training in psychiatry. It remains a challenge to develop research to investigate behaviour change over time in clinical practice or to measure patient outcomes due to the effects of communication skills training.

Teaching senior oncologists communication skills: results from phase I of a comprehensive longitudinal program in the United Kingdom.

1998 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 1961-1968 ◽  
Author(s):  
L Fallowfield ◽  
M Lipkin ◽  
A Hall
Keyword(s):  
Communication Skills ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Communication Skills Training ◽  
Psychosocial Needs ◽  
Patient Centered ◽  
Training Time ◽  
Course Content ◽  
Junior Staff ◽  
Key Aspects ◽  
Teaching Programs

PURPOSE To determine the communication difficulties experienced by clinicians in cancer medicine and to develop, implement, and evaluate communication skills training courses. METHODS One hundred seventy-eight senior clinicians attended 1 1/2- or 3-day residential courses designed to enhance skills development, knowledge acquisition, and personal awareness. Course content included structured feedback, video review of interviews, interactive group demonstrations, and discussion in groups of four led by trained facilitators. The main outcomes were self-rated confidence in key aspects of communication, attitudinal shift toward more patient-centered interviewing, perceived changes in personal practice, and initiation of teaching programs for junior staff. RESULTS Less than 35% of the participants had received any previous communications training. Time, experience, and seniority had not improved skills; before the course, oncologists expressed difficulty with 998 different communication issues. Primary problems concerned giving complex information, obtaining informed consent, and handling ethnic and cultural differences. Confidence ratings for key communication areas were significantly improved postcourse (P < .01). Three months postcourse, 95% of the physicians reported significant changes in their practice of medicine. Seventy-five percent had started new teaching initiatives in communication for junior clinicians. Clinicians showed positive shifts in attitude toward patients' psychosocial needs (P=.0002) and were more patient centered (P=.03). The courses were highly rated and 97% would "definitely" recommend them to colleagues. CONCLUSION Oncologists are hampered by inadequate communication skills training and will give up time to correct this. Subjective improvements reported immediately postcourse were maintained at 3 months. Resources for educational initiatives are needed to help both patients and their physicians.

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