Training 6th year medical students in the use of supportive communication strategies in obtaining a case history from adults with aphasia : preliminary findings

dc.contributor.advisorLegg, Carolen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorBryer, Alanen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorKahn, Lorenen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-26T19:32:25Z
dc.date.available2014-10-26T19:32:25Z
dc.date.issued2002en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: leaves 113-117.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe medical interview is often the first point of contact between doctors and patients. For patients who have suffered a stroke, this interaction is often a frustrating attempt to tell the doctor how they are feeling and a struggle on the part of the doctor, to obtain the necessary facts. In this study, a group of 6th year medical students were trained to use supportive communication strategies for the specific purpose of obtaining a case history from an adult with aphasia. These strategies were based on principles of Supported Conversation for Adults with Aphasia (SCA [TM]) (Kagan, 1998b). Results showed that students who received communication skills training as opposed to a theory lecture improved significantly in their abilities to acknowledge the abilities of their patient, reveal their competence through different modalities and verify patient responses. In addition, students in the experimental group were significantly better at establishing initial and developing rapport with their patients, exploring their patients' problems and providing structure to the interview as compared to the students in the control group. Further, the experimental group rated their post-training interviews and the quality of their interactions with their patients as significantly better following their training. The results of this study provide strong evidence that medical students show significant improvements in a number of skills following supportive communication training. These findings have implications for medical education and service delivery.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationKahn, L. (2002). <i>Training 6th year medical students in the use of supportive communication strategies in obtaining a case history from adults with aphasia : preliminary findings</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Division of Communication Sciences and Disorders. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8783en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationKahn, Loren. <i>"Training 6th year medical students in the use of supportive communication strategies in obtaining a case history from adults with aphasia : preliminary findings."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Division of Communication Sciences and Disorders, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8783en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationKahn, L. 2002. Training 6th year medical students in the use of supportive communication strategies in obtaining a case history from adults with aphasia : preliminary findings. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Kahn, Loren AB - The medical interview is often the first point of contact between doctors and patients. For patients who have suffered a stroke, this interaction is often a frustrating attempt to tell the doctor how they are feeling and a struggle on the part of the doctor, to obtain the necessary facts. In this study, a group of 6th year medical students were trained to use supportive communication strategies for the specific purpose of obtaining a case history from an adult with aphasia. These strategies were based on principles of Supported Conversation for Adults with Aphasia (SCA [TM]) (Kagan, 1998b). Results showed that students who received communication skills training as opposed to a theory lecture improved significantly in their abilities to acknowledge the abilities of their patient, reveal their competence through different modalities and verify patient responses. In addition, students in the experimental group were significantly better at establishing initial and developing rapport with their patients, exploring their patients' problems and providing structure to the interview as compared to the students in the control group. Further, the experimental group rated their post-training interviews and the quality of their interactions with their patients as significantly better following their training. The results of this study provide strong evidence that medical students show significant improvements in a number of skills following supportive communication training. These findings have implications for medical education and service delivery. DA - 2002 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2002 T1 - Training 6th year medical students in the use of supportive communication strategies in obtaining a case history from adults with aphasia : preliminary findings TI - Training 6th year medical students in the use of supportive communication strategies in obtaining a case history from adults with aphasia : preliminary findings UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8783 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/8783
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationKahn L. Training 6th year medical students in the use of supportive communication strategies in obtaining a case history from adults with aphasia : preliminary findings. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Division of Communication Sciences and Disorders, 2002 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8783en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDivision of Communication Sciences and Disordersen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherSpeech-Language Pathologyen_ZA
dc.titleTraining 6th year medical students in the use of supportive communication strategies in obtaining a case history from adults with aphasia : preliminary findingsen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMScen_ZA
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