Table 1 Descriptive statistics: beginning of course (n = 182 completed questionnaires)
From: From board to bedside – training the communication competences of medical students with role plays
No./statement | Response category | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Agree completely | Agree in part | so/so | Hardly agree | Do not agree at all | |
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
1) A course on doctor-patient communication is a good idea in general. | 127 | 47 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
(69.8%) | (25.8%) | (4.4%) | (0.0%) | (0.0%) | |
2) I like that the contents of the course are not taught only in a lecture format. | 77 | 70 | 30 | 4 | 1 |
(42.3%) | (38.5%) | (16.5%) | (2.2%) | (0.5%) | |
3) I think it is important to play the role of the doctor at least once during the course. | 76 | 68 | 27 | 10 | 1 |
(41.8%) | (37.4%) | (14.8%) | (5.5%) | (0.5%) | |
4) I think it is important to play the role of the patient at least once during the course. | 54 | 59 | 46 | 19 | 4 |
(29.7%) | (32.4%) | (25.3%) | (10.4%) | (2.2%) | |
5) I would like to play more than one role. | 11 | 21 | 54 | 65 | 31 |
(6.0%) | (11.5%) | (29.7%) | (35.7%) | (17.0%) | |
6) When I imagine conducting an interview in front of the class, I get nervous. | 21 | 46 | 50 | 43 | 22 |
(11.5%) | (25.3%) | (27.5%) | (23.6%) | (12.1%) | |
7) Concerning the feedback I will receive after playing a role, it is important to me that I be evaluated fairly. | 171 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
(94.0%) | (4.9%) | (1.1%) | (0.0%) | (0.0%) | |
8) I have already independently conducted patient interviews before (e.g. as a nurse). | 80 | 36 | 22 | 15 | 29 |
(44.0%) | (19.8%) | (12.1%) | (8.2%) | (15.9%) | |
9) I would like to learn how to manage difficult communication situations with patients. | 136 | 39 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
(74.7%) | (21.4%) | (2.7%) | (1.1%) | (0.0%) | |
10) I think I will learn something useful for my later job as a doctor. | 39 | 101 | 39 | 3 | 0 |
(21.4%) | (55.5%) | (21.4%) | (1.6%) | (0.0%) | |