Abstract

ALONSO GONZALEZ, Maritza; RUIZ HERNANDEZ, Ihosvany  and  RICARDO ALONSO, Orayne. Communication skills for the physician-patient relationship in medical students, according to the professors' perception. Educ Med Super [online]. 2012, vol.26, n.1, pp.74-82. ISSN 0864-2141.

This article was aimed at assessing the development of communication skills in students on the basis of the criteria of selected experienced professors about the functions of communications for adequate physician-patient relationship. These educators held different categories such as assistant professor, researcher and/or scientific degree in the clinical area of the medical schools located in Matanzas, Pinar del Rio and La Habana and taught clinical sciences. The surveys looked for the criteria of these professors about the development of communication skills in students, which are taken into account for questioning and for physical examination of the patient as part of the clinical method. They were processed by SPSS software and their reliability and validity were confirmed. The results showed the general opinions about the poor development of skills in students to duly fulfill these functions. It was concluded that there is a need of delving into this topic and of designing strategies to support the acquisition of communication skills that are so indispensable in the medical formation at present.

Keywords : communication skills; physician-patient relationships; medical education; medical interview.

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