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- Title
Real-patient evaluation of communication skills teaching for GP registrars.
- Authors
Greco, M; Francis, W; Buckley, J; Brownlee, A; McGovern, J; Brownlea, A
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>Five thousand eight hundred and eighty-five patient-completed questionnaires were used to evaluate the effectiveness of an interpersonal skills module designed for a vocational training programme for GPs.<bold>Objectives: </bold>It was anticipated that patient-based assessments would detect a significant improvement in the interpersonal skills of GP Registrars who undertook the module.<bold>Method: </bold>A quasi-experimental design using an intervention and control group (comprising 68 GP Registrars) was used to monitor the outcomes of the interpersonal skills module.<bold>Results: </bold>Patient ratings of interpersonal skills were significantly higher for those GP Registrars who participated in the interpersonal skills module.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Patient-based assessments are a useful evaluation method for assessing the quality of the doctor-patient relationship.
- Publication
Family Practice, 1998, Vol 15, Issue 1, p51
- ISSN
0263-2136
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1093/fampra/15.1.51