Effectiveness of microskills interview training in increasing the responsiveness of medical students to the psychosocial needs of cancer patients and their families

UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
Carolyn Cole Brewer (Creator)
Institution
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Advisor
William W. Purkey

Abstract: This study examined the effectiveness of faculty-supervised and self-instructional listening microskills training in increasing the responsiveness of medical students to the psychosocial needs of cancer patients and their families during medical student-patient-family member interviews. Two multiple baseline across subjects designs of four baselines each were used for the study. Eight third-year medical students from clinical oncology were randomly assigned to conditions for training and to baselines within each condition. Training conditions were identical in informational content and time requirements. Self-instructional training incorporated two videotapes developed for the study. Through the use of graphs, Rn analyses, and t tests, data from the training conditions were analyzed separately, comparatively, and on the basis of overall training effectiveness across all eight subjects. Standard for significance was .05.

Additional Information

Publication
Dissertation
Language: English
Date: 1987
Subjects
Interviewing
Medical students $v Interviews
Cancer $x Patients $x Management

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