Acquisition of key clinical communication skills through simulation-based education: findings from a program for postgraduate psychiatry trainees (ComPsych)

Autor: Philippa Ditton-Phare, Harsimrat Sandhu, Brian Kelly, Carmel Loughland
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Discover Education, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2731-5525
DOI: 10.1007/s44217-024-00141-7
Popis: Abstract Objective Few studies have investigated the maintenance of skills acquired in classroom-based clinician education. Using an advanced simulation-based clinical communication skill training program for postgraduate psychiatry education (ComPsych), we aimed to investigate skill acquisition through assessing changes in competence (abilities) and performance (practice). Methods Forty trainee psychiatrists (15 males; age range 26–48) participated. Video-recorded Standardized Patient Assessments (SPAs) were delivered twice pre- and post-training to assess learning. Skills were coded by independent psychologists using the Core Communication Skills (CCS) coding system. Simulated patients (SPs) rated trainees' communication performance using the Sim-Patient SPA checklist. Paired t-tests, linear mixed models and logistic mixed models assessed changes in communication skills over time. Results For SPAs, reliability of coder ratings was deemed acceptable (ICC range 0.67 to 0.87). Mean post-training communication performance significantly increased for skills in agenda setting (p
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