Response-Style Preferences for Doctor-Patient Communication and Psychobehavioral Traits of Medical Students Not Trained in Communication
- VernacularTitle:コミュニケーション教育を受ける前の医療系大学生の「患者が医療者に訴える場面」における応答様式と心理行動特性
- Author:
Kumiko YAMAZAKI
;
Sachiko YAMASAKI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
communication education;
medical college students;
response style in communication;
way of communicating;
psychobehavioral trait
- From:Medical Education
2004;35(2):77-82
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
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Abstract:
A questionnaire presenting examples of doctor-patient communication was used to determine which of 5 response styles were preferred by 93 medical students not trained in communication. The students' psychobehavioral traits were also assessed with four scales. The results show that many medical students have their own way of communicating. Preferred response styles correlated with specific psychobehavioral traits. These results suggest that communication instructors should attempt to understand each student's communication level and guide students to learn useful communication styles in the medical setting.
