AN INVESTIGATION INTO MEDICAL STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TO AND SELF-ASSESSMENT OF COMMUNICATION SKILLS TRAINING AT HUE UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY, HUE UNIVERSITY

Autor: Hien Ho Anh, Anh Le Ho Thi Quynh, Toan Vo Duc, Hoa Nguyen Thi, Tam Nguyen Minh
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Journal of Medicine and Pharmacy. :47-53
ISSN: 1859-3836
DOI: 10.34071/jmp.2021.2.7
Popis: Background: Communication Skills (CS) in Medicine has been considered one of the most fundamental competencies to be required of medical professionals. However, there is not guarantee that students fully grasp the usefulness of CS for clinical practice. The objectives of our study were therefore to (1) describe Year 2 to Year 5 medical students’ attitudes towards CS training and its associations, and to (2) investigate Year 2 to Year 5 medical students’ self-assessment of CS training and effective medical CS training. Methods: This is a non-randomized control trial study, using the Communication Skills Attitudes Scale (CSAS) designed by Rees from Nottingham University and Gap-Kalamazoo Communication Skills Assessment Form (G-KCSF) designed by Rider from Harvard University. Results: In general, students showed positive attitudes towards CS training (positive attitude scale (PAS): 3.55 (0.5); negative attitude scale (NAS): 2.77 (0.43). Females showed higher scores on the PAS than males (p
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