What it means to be a patient: An introspection into doctor–patient communication

In this essay, we talk about the importance of the relationship between doctors and patients, and the need for patient-centric communication rather than that with a paternalistic approach. Training of a medical student should include communication skills besides technical training in healthcare. As patient care evolves, communication becomes more crucial; therefore, it is important to understand the repercussions of poor communication skills and how improvement in this vital area can be beneficial.

Application of Mini-Clinical Evaluation Exercise in the training of patient-doctor communication ability of interns in department of neurology / 中华医学教育探索杂志

Objective To investigate the application effect of Mini-Clinical Evaluation Exercise(Mini-CEX)in the training of patient-doctor communication ability of interns in department of neurology.Methods A total of 60 clinical interns who received practice teaching in Department of Neurology in The Third Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University from January 2016 to June 2017 were selected,and a questionnaire survey on the communication barriers between patients and doctors was performed on admission to analyze the main causes of these barriers.The Mini-CEX was used for communication ability training of interns,and its application effect was evaluated.Results At the end of training(one month later),the number of patient-doctor communication,completeness of medical history collection,physical examination kills and the median and pass rate of patient satisfaction of interns were significantly improved,as compared with before(P＜0.05),and the degree of satisfaction with Mini-CEX reached above 95％among the teachers and clinical interns.Conclusion Mini-CEX for communication ability training can improve the patient-doctor communication ability of interns in department of neurology.Mini-CEX also has a certain teaching effect and thus holds promise for application in practice teaching.

Application of Mini-Clinical Evaluation Exercise in the training of patient-doctor communication ability of interns in department of neurology / 中华医学教育探索杂志

Objective@#To investigate the application effect of Mini-Clinical Evaluation Exercise (Mini-CEX) in the training of patient-doctor communication ability of interns in department of neurology.@*Methods@#A total of 60 clinical interns who received practice teaching in Department of Neurology in The Third Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University from January 2016 to June 2017 were selected, and a questionnaire survey on the communication barriers between patients and doctors was performed on admission to analyze the main causes of these barriers. The Mini-CEX was used for communication ability training of interns, and its application effect was evaluated.@*Results@#At the end of training (one month later), the number of patient-doctor communication, completeness of medical history collection, physical examination kills and the median and pass rate of patient satisfaction of interns were significantly improved, as compared with before (P<0.05), and the degree of satisfaction with Mini-CEX reached above 95% among the teachers and clinical interns.@*Conclusion@#Mini-CEX for communication ability training can improve the patient-doctor communication ability of interns in department of neurology. Mini-CEX also has a certain teaching effect and thus holds promise for application in practice teaching.

Survey on the doctor-patient communication education of medical student / 重庆医学

Objective To explore the Chinese medical students′attitudes towards communication skills learning .And their communication skills are assessed by themselves in this study .Methods The cross-sectional survey of 127 undergraduates was completed in Sichuan University .Students were evaluated using Communication Skills Attitude Scale(CSAS) and Scale of medical student′s doctor-patient communication behavior which had been published at home or abroad .Results The mean PAS score of 127 students was 51 .43 ,which was 18 .50 points higher statistically significant than the mean NAS score 32 .94 .And there were no difference between undergraduates and eight-year medical students ,also between female and male .95 .28% students agree that“learning the doctor-patient communication skills and learning clinical skills are equally important” .Concerning Scale of medical student′s doctor-patient communication behavior ,the mean score for 127 students was 104 .93(total score is 150) .The mean scores for male was higher than male(P=0 .008) ,but the mean score for undergraduates and eight-year students had no statistic differ-ences .Conclusion Medical students have positive attitudes towards communication skills and have low self-assessments ,and we should enhance the communication skills training .