Can we rely on simulated patients' satisfaction with their consultation for assessing medical students' communication skills? A cross-sectional study

BMC Medical Education

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Gude, T ^a,b   Grimstad, H ^c   Holen, A ^d   Anvik, T ^e   Baerheim, A ^f   Fasmer, O B ^f   Hjortdahl, P ^a   Vaglum, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b MODUM BAD PSYCHIATRIC CENTER   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^d TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Communication skills; Medical students; Medical trainees; Simulated patients; Young doctors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST CONTROL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT SIMULATION; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; VIDEORECORDING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNICATION; COST SAVINGS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FACULTY, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT SIMULATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84951086699     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12909-015-0508-x     Document Type: Article

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