Evaluating an Undergraduate Curriculum for Communication Skills by Assessing Outpatient Satisfaction
- VernacularTitle:外来患者満足度による卒前コミュニケーションカリキュラムの評価
- Author:
Yasutomo ODA
;
Hirotaka ONISHI
;
Sei EMURA
;
Masahiko YAMADA
;
Seiji YAMASHIRO
;
Shunzo KOIZUMI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
patient satisfaction;
humanistic quality;
communication skills;
clinical clerkship;
patient education
- From:Medical Education
2004;35(2):89-94
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
A cross-sectional study was performed in the general medicine clinic of Saga Medical School Hospital to evaluate the humanistic quality of the clinical curriculum by assessing Patient satisfaction. The Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire (PSQ) developed by the American Board of Internal Medicine, was translated into Japanese, and 6 of 10 items were selected to evaluate the humanistic qualities of 123 fourth-year medical students who performed medical interviews of 442 patients. The patients rated each PSQ item with a 5-point scale from poor to excellent. The mean PSQ score was 3.38±0.66 (good to very good). The scores for “answering questions” and “giving clear explanations” were significantly lower than were scores for attitudinal aspects. The results suggest that the undergraduate curriculum at Saga Medical School for patient education skills requires further improvement.
