The effect of professional skills training on patient-centredness and confidence in communicating with patients

Medical Education

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 432-440

  Noble, Lorraine M ^a   Kubacki, Angela ^b   Martin, Jonathan ^c   Lloyd, Margaret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Department of Oncology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

*communication; *physician patient relations; Attitude of health personnel; Education; Medical; Medical *psychology; Patient centred care *standards; Professional competence *standards; Students; Undergraduate *standards

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHICS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RATING SCALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKILL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMMUNICATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 34247345866     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2929.2007.02704.x     Document Type: Article

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