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Evaluating Simulated Consultation Videos in Teaching Patient-Centered General Practice
Merete Jorgensen1, Klaus Witt1, Marjukka Makela1
1Center for Education and Research in General Practice. Copenhagen University.
Mededpublish (2016)
|December 7, 2023
Summary
This study evaluated a new method for teaching patient-centered general practice consultations. Adding simulated videos to teaching improved students' communication skills, particularly in making contracts and summarizing patient issues.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- General Practice
- Communication Skills Training
Background:
- Patient-centered consultations are a core component of general practice training.
- Evaluating the effectiveness of teaching methods is crucial for medical education.
- Simulated videos offer a potential tool to enhance consultation skills.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess the feasibility of a novel method for measuring the impact of patient-centered consultation teaching.
- To evaluate the effect of incorporating simulated consultation videos into the standard curriculum.
Main Methods:
- A study involving 293 final-semester students divided into a control group, an access group (watching videos), and a teaching group (discussing videos).
- The primary outcome measured was the change in students' ability to identify patient-centered elements in a test video consultation.
- A pre- and post-course questionnaire was used to assess changes in consultation skills.
Main Results:
- An overall positive effect of the teaching intervention was observed.
- Improvements were most significant in communication-related skills, including "making a contract" and "summarizing".
- Minimal changes were noted in clinical items and general aspects of the consultations.
Conclusions:
- A validated tool combining a test video and questionnaire can effectively measure the impact of general practice consultation skills training.
- The findings highlight specific communication areas that benefit most from targeted teaching interventions.
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