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The effect of using standardized patients or peer role play on ratings of undergraduate communication training: A randomized controlled trial.
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PMID:  22137189     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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OBJECTIVES: Considering the expense of standardized patients (SP) for training communication skills and the convenience of peer role playing (RP) there is a surprising lack of studies directly comparing the two methods. METHODS: Fifth year medical students (N=103) were assigned to three groups receiving a training in counseling parents of sick children with RP (N=34) or SP (N=35) or to a control group (CG, N=34). We assessed self-efficacy, as well as objective performance in parent-physician communication using questionnaires and the Calgary-Cambridge-Observation-Guide Checklist in a six-station OSCE, respectively. RESULTS: The training led to an increase in self-efficacy ratings and in the post-intervention OSCE score after RP (p<.021 and p<.001 respectively) and SP-training (p<.007 and p<.006 respectively) compared to controls. Surprisingly, this benefit was higher after RP than after SP-training (p<.021) due to significantly higher performance in the domain understanding of parents'perspective (p<.001). CONCLUSION: Both RP and SP are valuable tools for training specific communication skills. RP offer a methodological advantage in fostering empathy for patient perspectives. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Both peer-role-play and standardized patients hold specific benefits for communication training. Peer-role-play seems to foster a more empathic approach towards patients' concerns justifying its prominent role in medical curricula.
Authors:
Hans Martin Bosse; Jobst-Hendrik Schultz; Martin Nickel; Thomas Lutz; Andreas Möltner; Jana Jünger; Sören Huwendiek; Christoph Nikendei
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-11-30
Journal Detail:
Title:  Patient education and counseling     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1873-5134     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-12-5     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8406280     Medline TA:  Patient Educ Couns     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Clinic for General Pediatrics, Centre for Child and Adolescent Medicine, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany; Clinic for General Pediatrics, Centre for Child and Adolescent Medicine, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
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