Communication skills training increases self-efficacy of health care professionals

Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 90-97

  Nørgaard, Birgitte ^a,b   Ammentorp, Jette ^b,c   Ohm Kyvik, Kirsten ^c,d   Kofoed, Poul Erik ^b,c  

^a KOLDING HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b LILLEBAELT HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Communication; Communication skills training; Intercollegial; Patient centered; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; DENMARK; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH; DENMARK; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84862850211     PISSN: 08941912     EISSN: 1554558X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chp.21131     Document Type: Article

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