Using standardized video cases for assessment of medical communication skills: Reliability of an objective structured video examination by computer

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 24-31

  Hulsman, R L ^a   Mollema, E D ^a   Oort, F J ^a   Hoos, A M ^a   De Haes, J C J M ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Assessment; Communication; Computer; Medical education; Standardized video cases

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIABILITY; SKILL; STANDARDIZATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VIDEORECORDING;

COMMUNICATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 28544437097     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2004.11.010     Document Type: Article

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