An objective comparison of the pediatric interviewing skills of freshman and senior medical students.

摘要: The use of videotapes to observe senior medical students as they interviewed mothers children has demonstrated a deficit in their ability communicate with these parents. Seniors often fail obtain the vital information pertaining child an individual within family unit. This study was performed test hypotheses that freshmen would (1) more interpersonal and (2) less factual from ill than seniors. Randomly selected seniors videotaped interviews three simulators who were programmed portray serious organic illness related psychosocial problems. "mother" permitted each student standardized interviewing experience. given identical about informed simulators. Objective measurements made by five trained observers rated videotape using modified interaction analysis technique objective checklist facts obtained. An interrater reliability coefficient for group ratings high, rarely falling below 0.80. results clearly obtained significantly (i.e., affect upon his family) asked fewer leading questions did (p