A pilot study of motivational interviewing training in a virtual world

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Mitchell, Suzanne ^a   Heyden, Robin ^b   Heyden, Neil ^b   Schroy, Paul ^a   Andrew, Stephen ^c   Sadikova, Ekaterina ^a   Wiecha, John ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Educational Consultant   (United States)

^c Health Education and Training Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Computer aided instruction; Computer assisted instruction; Continuing medical education; Distance education; Medical education; Motivational interviewing; Patient simulation; Virtual world

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COUNSELING; EDUCATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PILOT STUDY; TEACHING;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; COUNSELING; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PILOT PROJECTS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 80053492455     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.1825     Document Type: Article

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