ArticleSaudi medical journal2016
Appraisal of the communication skills of residents in the Family Medicine Program in Central Saudi Arabia.
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- Trends of consultation time, waiting time, and satisfaction in family medicine/primary health care centers in Saudi Arabia: Systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2025Review
- Leveraging the vantage point - exploring nurses' perception of residents' communication skills: a mixed-methods study.BMC medical education · 2023Article
- Self-assessment of residents in respect of attitudes to communication.Primary health care research & development · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo assess patients' perceptions of the communication skills of family medicine residents.
methodsThis is a cross-sectional study. Data were collected from patients, seeing 23 residents from 4 family medicine residency programs in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia namely, King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh Military Hospital, Security Forces Hospital, and King Abdul-Aziz Medical City. The translated version of the Communication Assessment Tool (CAT) was used. Data were collected during January and February 2013.
resultsA total of 350 patients completed the CAT, with an 87.5% response rate. Patients rated each resident differently, but the mean percentage of items, which residents rated as excellent was 71%. In general, male residents were rated higher 72.8 ± 27.2 than female residents 67.8 ± 32.2 with a significant difference; (p less than .005). Also, significant differences were found based on the gender of the residents, when each item of the CAT was compared. Comparing training centers, there were no significant differences found in the overall percentage of items rated as excellent or among items of the CAT.
conclusionThe study identified areas of strength and weaknesses that need to be addressed to improve communication skills of physicians.
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