Participative development and evaluation of a communication skills-training program for oncologists-patient perspectives on training content and teaching methods.
Support Care Cancer
; 30(3): 1957-1966, 2022 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Using the 6-step approach to curriculum development for medical education, we developed a communication skills training (CST) curriculum for oncology and evaluated this curriculum from the perspective of cancer patients.METHODS:
We conducted a qualitative interview study with cancer patients, collecting data using semi-structured face-to-face or telephone interviews with a short standardized survey. We fully transcribed the audiotaped interviews and conducted the content analysis using MAXQDA 2020. We analyzed the quantitative sociodemographic data descriptively.RESULTS:
A total of 22 cancer patients participated, having a mean age of 60.6 (SD, 13.2) years and being predominantly female (55%). The patients believed that the CST curriculum addressed important aspects of patient-centered communication in cancer care. They emphasized the importance of physicians acquiring communication skills to establish a trusting relationship between doctor and patient, show empathy, inform patients, and involve them in treatment decisions. The patients had some doubts concerning the usefulness of strict protocols or checklists (e.g., they feared that protocol adherence might disturb the conversation flow).DISCUSSION:
Although it was a challenge for some participants to take the perspective of a trainer and comment on the CST content and teaching methods, the patients provided a valuable perspective that can help overcome blind spots in CST concepts.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Relaciones Médico-Paciente
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Oncólogos
Tipo de estudio:
Evaluation_studies
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Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Support Care Cancer
Asunto de la revista:
NEOPLASIAS
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SERVICOS DE SAUDE
Año:
2022
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Alemania