A method to quantify and compare clinicians' assessments of patient understanding during counseling of standardized patients

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 128-135

  Farrell, Michael H ^a   Kuruvilla, Pramita ^b   Eskra, Kerry L ^a   Christopher, Stephanie A ^a   Brienza, Rebecca S ^c  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b Training in Early Abortion for Comprehensive Healthcare   (United States)

^c VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Health literacy; Mammography; Physician patient relationship; Prostate specific antigen

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; COMPREHENSION; CONFUSION; DATA ANALYSIS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; MEDICAL STUDENT; PARENT COUNSELING; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RELIABILITY; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; STANDARDIZATION; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CURRICULUM; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 69249219024     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2009.03.013     Document Type: Article

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