Trial reportThe British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners2006
Effective improvement of doctor-patient communication: a randomised controlled trial.
Trial report in The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 2006. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Training GPs to improve their management of work-related problems: results of a cluster randomized controlled trial.The European journal of general practice · 2018Trial
- From summative MAAS Global to formative MAAS 2.0 - a workshop report.GMS journal for medical education · 2023Article
- Training residents in patient-centred communication and empathy: evaluation from patients, observers and residents.BMC medical education · 2019Article
- Feasibility of peer assessment and clinical audit to self-regulate the quality of physiotherapy services: a mixed methods study.BMJ open · 2017Article
- Intercultural doctor-patient communication in daily outpatient care: relevant communication skills.Perspectives on medical education · 2016Article
- Perceived clinician-patient communication in the emergency department and subsequent post-traumatic stress symptoms in patients evaluated for acute coronary syndrome.Emergency medicine journal : EMJ · 2016Observational
- Assessing family medicine trainees--what can we learn from the European neighbours?GMS Zeitschrift fur medizinische Ausbildung · 2015Article
- The Missing Evaluation at the End of GP's Consultation.International journal of family medicine · 2013Article
- A Comparison Study of Communication Skills Between General Surgery and General Practice Residents on First-time Patient Visits.Canadian medical education journal · 2012Article
- Practice of medicine: innovative perspectives on the logistics of patient care.Gastroenterology & hepatology · 2010Article
- Knowing we practise good medicine: implementing the electronic medical record in family practice.Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2010Article
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Abstract
backgroundDoctor-patient communication is an essential component of general practice. Improvement of GPs' communication patterns is an important target of training programmes. Available studies have so far failed to provide conclusive evidence of the effectiveness of educational interventions to improve doctor-patient communication.
aimTo examine the effectiveness of a learner-centred approach that focuses on actual needs, to improve GPs' communication with patients. DESIGN OF STUDY: Randomised controlled trial.
settingOne hundred volunteer GPs in the Netherlands.
methodThe intervention identified individual GPs' deficiencies in communication skills by observing authentic consultations in their own surgery. This performance assessment was followed by structured activities in small group meetings, aimed at remedying the identified shortcomings. Outcomes were measured using videotaped consultations in the GPs' own surgery before and after the intervention. Communication skills were rated using the MAAS-Global, a validated checklist.
resultsThe scores in the intervention group demonstrated a significant improvement compared with those of the control group (95% confidence interval = 0.04 to 0.75). The effect size was moderate to large (d-value = 0.66). The level of participation significantly contributed to the effectiveness. Largest improvement was found on patient-centred communication skills.
conclusionThe approach of structured individual improvement activities based on performance assessment is more effective in improving communication skills than current educational activities.
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