Medical students’ cognitive and affective attitudes towards learning and using communication skills – a nationwide cross-sectional study

Anvik, Tor; Grimstad, Hilde; Bærheim, Anders; Fasmer, Ole Bernt; Gude, Tore; Hjortdahl, Per; Holen, Are; Risberg, Terje; Vaglum, Per

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“…A Norwegian study showed a positive correlation between students' attitudes towards learning communication skills and previous work experience (Anvik et al 2008), thus supporting our findings.…”

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Patient-centred attitudes among medical students: Gender and work experience in health care make a difference

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Background: Previous studies of medical students' patient-centred attitudes show a decline across undergraduate education and overall higher scores for female students. Aim: To assess undergraduate students' patient-centred attitudes at various stages of education and to explore possible associations between attitudes and age, gender and work experience in health care. Methods: In autumn 2005, medical students in Gothenburg (n ¼ 797) were asked to answer Patient-Practitioner Orientation Scale (PPOS), a validated instrument exploring attitudes towards the doctor-patient relationship. Data including gender, age, current term and students' work experience in health care were collected. Results: Of 797 students 600 (75%) answered the questionnaire. No decrease of students' PPOS score across the curriculum was observed. PPOS scores from female students were higher compared to males ( p 5 0.0001) and female scores were significantly higher in the later terms compared with earlier ( p ¼ 0.0011). Female students had more experience from working in health care ( p ¼ 0.0023). Extended work experience was associated with higher PPOS only among females ( p ¼ 0.0031). Conclusion: No decline of students' patient-centred attitudes may indicate an ongoing shift. Gender differences in patient-centred attitudes were reproduced. Work experience in health care presents a new gender difference. These gender differences should be considered when training patient-centred attitudes and skills.

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Patient-centred attitudes among medical students: Gender and work experience in health care make a difference

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“…The comparative analysis indicated that emphasising within this training the importance of compassion, friendliness and integrity in the practitioner/client interaction will be valuable to new graduates. The artificial nature of the role play scenarios used was mentioned in the qualitative data emphasising the importance of context and experiential learning which is described extensively in the medical education literature [23,24]. …”

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The transition into veterinary practice: Opinions of recent graduates and final year students

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BackgroundThe transition from veterinary student to member of the veterinary profession is known to be challenging. This study aimed to determine and compare the opinions of final year veterinary students and recent graduates on graduate attributes that ease this transition.MethodsThe study was carried out across 3 veterinary schools in the United Kingdom. Paper based or electronic surveys were used. Final year students in the 3 schools were surveyed either electronically (school A) or on paper (schools B and C). Student cohort sizes were 112, 227 and 102 respectively. Recent graduates were contacted either at a reunion event (school A) or electronically from database records (school B and school C). Cohort sizes of contacted graduates were 80, 175 and 91 respectively. Respondents were asked to rate 42 individual attributes on a 5 point Likert scale. Focus groups with final year students and recent graduates and telephone interviews with recent graduates were carried out. Data were analysed by two researchers through a combination of manual coding and thematic analysis. Data were grouped into broad themes then sorted into narrower themes. Data were then searched for counter examples.ResultsResponse rates for final year students were 34% (school A), 36% (school B) and 40% (school C). Response rates for recent graduates were 56% (school A), 20% (school B) and 11% (school C). There was a high level of agreement between the cohorts with respect to communication skills, problem solving and decision making skills, recognition of own limitations and the ability to cope with pressure all rated unanimously important or very important. Business acumen, knowledge of veterinary practice management and research skills were the 3 attributes ranked at the bottom of the list. Nine attributes were identified with a significantly different (p < 0.05) ranking between the cohorts. Final year students ranked veterinary clinical knowledge, knowledge of veterinary public health and zoonotic issues, veterinary legislation and veterinary practice management, commitment to continuing professional development and ability to evaluate information higher than recent graduates. Recent graduates ranked the attributes of integrity, friendliness and compassion higher than final year students.ConclusionsRecent graduates and final year students rate highly the attributes which help foster the client/veterinarian relationship. Recent graduates reflect that a focus on knowledge based attributes is less important once in practice when compared to final year. The study confirms the importance to recent graduates and final year students of attributes considered as non-technical in the transition to working in the veterinary profession.

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“…Further understanding and benchmarking are important as differences between perceptions and teaching outcomes may, to some extent, be linked to variations in teaching methods and/or curriculum design, and can help pharmacy educators find new ways of improving and refining teaching in pharmacy schools. [26][27][28] This study aimed to describe Nordic pharmacy students' opinions of their PCST, and the association between course leaders' reports of PCST qualities (eg, amount of teacher-led training, numbers of experiential training methods) and students' perceptions of their training (eg, sufficient training, improvement of communication ability). The second objective was to determine what factors influence these associations.…”

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Nordic Pharmacy Students’ Opinions of their Patient Communication Skills Training

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American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

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Objective. To describe Nordic pharmacy students' opinions of their patient communication skills training (PCST), and the association between course leaders' reports of PCST qualities and students' perceptions of their training. Secondary objective was to determine what factors influence these associations. Methods. A cross-sectional questionnaire-based study was performed. The various curricula were categorized into three types (basic, intermediate and innovative training) and students were divided into three groups according to the type of training they had received. Multivariable logistic regression models were fitted with different opinions as outcomes and three types of training as exposure, using generalized estimation equations.Results. There were 370 students who responded (response rate: 77%). Students within the innovative group were significantly more likely to agree that they had received sufficient training, and to agree with the assertion that the pharmacy school had contributed to their level of skills compared to students in the basic group.Conclusion. There appears to be an association between larger and varied programs of training in patient communication skills and positive attitudes toward this training on the part of the students, with students reporting that they received sufficient training, which likely enhanced their skills.

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Medical students’ cognitive and affective attitudes towards learning and using communication skills – a nationwide cross-sectional study

Cited by 59 publications

References 39 publications

Patient-centred attitudes among medical students: Gender and work experience in health care make a difference

Patient-centred attitudes among medical students: Gender and work experience in health care make a difference

The transition into veterinary practice: Opinions of recent graduates and final year students

Nordic Pharmacy Students’ Opinions of their Patient Communication Skills Training

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