A model to teach concomitant patient communication during psychomotor skill development

Area of Science:

• Medical Education
• Health Communication
• Clinical Skills Training

Background:

• Health professionals require both psychomotor skills and effective verbal communication for patient-centered care.
• Historically, psychomotor skill acquisition received more focus than communication during clinical practice.
• There's a growing recognition of the need to integrate communication skills with task-based learning.

Purpose of the Study:

• To review existing literature on teaching verbal communication skills alongside psychomotor skills.
• To identify the lack of a comprehensive model for integrating these dual learning objectives.
• To propose a novel model for teaching concomitant communication and psychomotor skills.

Main Methods:

• A comprehensive literature review was conducted.
• The review focused on instructional approaches for teaching verbal communication during task performance.
• Analysis of existing literature to identify gaps in integrated skill acquisition models.

Main Results:

• No established model or proven approach was found for integrating psychomotor and communication skill learning.
• Literature provides steps for teaching verbal communication but not its integration with task-based skills.
• A gap exists in pedagogical strategies for teaching concurrent skill development.

Conclusions:

• A new model is suggested to guide the acquisition and development of communication skills during psychomotor skill performance.
• This model aims to enhance patient-centered care by improving integrated skill training for health professionals.
• Further research and validation of the proposed model are warranted to support its practical application.