scholarly journals Examining doctor-patient communication skills among senior medical students based on calgary cambridge observation guide

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Merina Eskandari ◽  
Fakhrolsadat Hosseini ◽  
Katayoon Razjouyan ◽  
Alireza Abadi
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Patient Communication ◽  
Doctor Patient Communication

scholarly journals Effectiveness of clinical scenario dramas to teach doctor-patient relationship and communication skills

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yinan Jiang ◽  
Lili Shi ◽  
Jinya Cao ◽  
Liming Zhu ◽  
Yue Sha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Patient Communication ◽  
Clinical Scenario ◽  
Patient Relationship ◽  
Doctor Patient Relationship ◽  
Clinical Communication ◽  
Doctor Patient Communication ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Chinese Medical Students

Abstract Background The doctor-patient relationship in China has deteriorated in recent years, and poor doctor-patient communication is one of the main reasons. How to effectively carry out doctor-patient communication training originated from the West among Chinese medical students still to be studied. In the past decade, Peking Union Medical College has adopted clinical scenario drama to teach doctor-patient relationship and clinical communication skills. The aim of this study was to introduce clinical scenario dramas and evaluate its effectiveness in promoting doctor-patient relationships and clinical communication skills through students’ self-perceptions in Chinese medical students. Methods This study was a retrospective, self-controlled study and conducted from March 2009 to October 2018. Doctor-patient relationship and communication skills training were administered to all sixth-year medical students, which involved lectures and various clinical scenario dramas. The program totaled 24 h, of which each class session was 3 h, with 8 sessions in total. All students were requested to complete an anonymous 5 likert self-rating survey including self-confidence in using communication skills and self-perceived learning attitude and ability before and at the end of the course. In addition, they were requested to evaluate the curriculum after completion of the course. Results Clinical scenario dramas helped students improve their self-confidence in clinical communication skills except for psychosomatic history taking (p < 0.05). The interests for participation in clinical scenario dramas were higher compared to attending lectures (4.39 ± 0.610 Vs 4.07 ± 0.831, p<0.01). Study participants were highly satisfied in the course setting, teaching instructors and content (4.61 ± 0.546, 4.65 ± 0.535, 4.63 ± 0.534). The self-evaluation results demonstrated that clinical scenario dramas improved the learning ability of medical students (p < 0.05). Conclusion The use of clinical scenario dramas was helpful in teaching doctor-patient communication skills.

Assessment of a matched-pair instrument to examine doctor?patient communication skills in practising doctors

2007 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Craig Campbell ◽  
Jocelyn Lockyer ◽  
Toni Laidlaw ◽  
Heather MacLeod
Keyword(s):  
Communication Skills ◽  
Patient Communication ◽  
Matched Pair ◽  
Doctor Patient Communication

scholarly journals A Comparison Study of Communication Skills between General Surgery and General Practice Residents on First-time Patient Visits

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. e42-e51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Al Ansari
Keyword(s):  
General Practice ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
General Surgery ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Patient Communication ◽  
General Level ◽  
Doctor Patient Communication ◽  
Information Giving ◽  
Trained Observers

Background: There is little published research about differences in doctor-patient communication of different specialties. Accordingly, we compared doctor-patient communication skills in two different specialties, general surgery (GS) and general practice (GP). Methods: Twenty residents training at the Bahrain Defence Force Hospital (10 men and 10 women; mean age 28 years; 10 GS and 10 GP) participated in 200 patient first visit consultations. The consultations were video-recorded and analysed by four trained observers using the MAAS Global scale. Results: 1) Internal consistency reliability of the MAAS Global (> 0.91) and Ep2 = 0.84 for raters was high, 2) GP residents spent more time (12 minutes) than GS residents (7 minutes), in the visits, 3) There were several differences on the MAAS Global items between GP and GS residents (GS > GP, p < 0.05 on history taking, diagnosis and medical aspects; GP > GS, p < 0.05 on information giving), and 4) The present participants performed well compared to normative samples as well as to criterion-referenced cut-off scores. The general level of communication skills in both specialties, however, was ‘unsatisfactory’ and ‘doubtful’, as it is for normative samples. Conclusion: Excellent doctor-patient communication is essential but does not appear to receive the amount of attention that it deserves in practice settings. There are some differences between specialties as well as unsatisfactory communication skills for both specialties, since residents from both programs spent less time than recommended on each consultation. Our findings emphasize the need to improve the communication skills of physicians in general and for surgeons in particular. 

Patient's Perceived Empathy Can Predict Doctor-patient Relationship in Medical Interaction

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caixia Han ◽  
Qing Wu ◽  
Chenchen Liu ◽  
Pei Wang
Keyword(s):  
Communication Skills ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Patient Communication ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Patient Relationship ◽  
Doctor Patient Relationship ◽  
Patient Centered ◽  
Doctor Patient Communication ◽  
Medical Environment ◽  
Patient’S Perception

Abstract Objective To explore the relationship among patient perception of doctors' empathy, doctor-patient communication, and doctor-patient relationship.Methods From November 2019 to April 2020, we used the CARE scale, the SEGUE framework and the PDRQ-15 scale to survey 3,039 patients from 14 provinces in China, ranging in age from 18 to 92 years old.Results 1. The age of the patient, the level and type of hospital, the length of consultation, and the presence or absence of verbal and physical conflict have significant differences in the scores of perceived empathy; 2. There was a significantly positive correlation among patient's perceived empathy, doctor-patient communication, and the doctor-patient relationship (r = 0.65 ~ 0.75, p < 0.001). 3. The patient's perception of doctor empathy can not only directly predict doctor-patient relationship (β = 0.75, p < 0.001), but also influence doctor-patient relationship through the mediating effect of doctor-patient communication (β = 0.56, p < 0.001). Besides, the scores of CARE can effectively explain the variation of each stage of doctor-patient communication skills (R2 = 0.28 ~ 0.37) and the satisfaction (52%) and approachability (54%) of the doctor-patient relationship scale.Conclusion The age of the patient, the type and level of the hospital, and the consultation time affected perceived empathy. Doctor-patient communication plays a partial mediating effect in the influence of empathy on the doctor-patient relationship.Practice implications: Medical institutes should improve the medical environment and carry out humanistic education and patient-centered communication skills training for doctors. These approaches will enhance patients' perceived empathy and therefore improve the doctor-patient relationship.

Teaching Patient Communication Skills to Medical Students

2007 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sherilyn Smith ◽  
Janice L. Hanson ◽  
Linda R. Tewksbury ◽  
Cynthia Christy ◽  
Nasreen J. Talib ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Patient Communication

scholarly journals Doctor-Patient Communication: Principles and Practices

2002 ◽  
Vol 29 (S2) ◽  
pp. S23-S29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzanne M. Kurtz
Keyword(s):  
Communication Skills ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Patient Communication ◽  
Good Communication ◽  
Doctor Patient Communication ◽  
Perceptual Skills ◽  
Physician Patient Communication ◽  
Education Workshop ◽  
Physician Patient ◽  
Improve Patient

Background:In a formal needs assessment, conducted prior to the Canadian Headache Society's recent national continuing education workshop, participants expressed particular enthusiasm for enhancing their own communication skills or their teaching of those skills.Objectives:Responding to both interests, this paper offers a practical conceptual framework for thinking systematically about how to improve physician-patient communication to a professional level of competence.Methods:The three-part, evidence-based framework first defines communication in medicine in terms of five underlying assumptions about communication and the learning of communication skills. It then discusses three categories of communication skills (content, process, and perceptual skills) and six goals that physicians and patients work to achieve through their communication with each other. The second part of the framework explores “first principles” of effective communication and includes a brief look at the historical context that has significantly influenced our thinking about, and practice of communication in health care. Part three of the framework describes one approach for delineating and organizing the specific skills that research supports for communicating effectively with patients - the Calgary Cambridge Guide.Results:It is clear from the literature that better physician communication skills improve patient satisfaction and clinical outcomes and that good communication skills can be taught and learned.Conclusions:It is important that physicians learn the principles of good physician-patient communication and apply them in clinical practice. Medical education programs at all levels should include teaching of physician-patient communication.

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