A randomized controlled trial of behavior change counseling education for medical students.

Autor: Spollen JJ; University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA. spollenjohnj@uams.edu, Thrush CR, Mui DV, Woods MB, Tariq SG, Hicks E
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Medical teacher [Med Teach] 2010; Vol. 32 (4), pp. e170-7.
DOI: 10.3109/01421590903514614
Abstrakt: Background: Educating medical students about how to effectively counsel patients with negative health behaviors (i.e., lack of exercise, smoking) is vitally important. Behavior change counseling is a promising method that can be used by physicians to encourage positive changes in health behaviors.
Purpose: To examine the effectiveness of a 2 h workshop in behavior change counseling for medical students.
Methods: This study used a pre-post control group design with 35 second-year medical students who were randomly assigned to participate in a behavior change counseling intervention or wait-list control group. Student knowledge and attitudes were assessed using multiple choice items and open-ended question prompts. Student skills were assessed via performance in a standardized patient encounter rated using the Behavior Change Counseling Index (BECCI).
Results: Student attitudes toward behavior change counseling were positive at both pre- and post-test assessment in both groups. Knowledge scores and BECCI total scores showed significantly greater improvement in the intervention group compared to the wait-list control group.
Conclusions: This study found that a brief educational intervention had a positive impact on medical students' knowledge and skills in behavior change counseling, and that student attitudes about the counseling method were very positive.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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