<p>Medical students&rsquo; attitudes toward communication skills learning: comparison between two groups with and without training</p>

attitudes toward learning communication skills among medical students of a university in iran

communication skills play a paramount role in clinical practice. in every clinical setting, medical doctors need to interview their patients efficiently and be persuasive toward their health issues. this study aimed at assessing the attitudes of medical students toward learning communication skills at hormozgan university of medical sciences in iran. in this cross-sectional study, the questionn...

Communication skills training: effects on attitudes toward communication skills and empathic tendency.

OBJECTIVE This study explored and compared medical students' attitudes toward communication skills and empathic tendency before and after communication skills training. METHODS Fifty-nine first-year students voluntarily completed a questionnaire consisting of the Communication Skills Attitudes Scale and the Empathic Tendency Scale before and after training. K-means cluster analysis and Studen...

Attitudes of medical students toward communication skills learning in Western Saudi Arabia

OBJECTIVES To explore medical students' attitudes towards communication skills learning in Western Saudi Arabia and to examine impact of socio-demographic variables on the attitudes towards learning these skills.   METHODS In this cross-sectional study, sample of medical students were recruited from Taif University, Taif, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during the second semester (January-May 2014). ...

The Relationship between Dysfunctional Attitudes and Communication Skills of Women with an Addicted Husband on the Verge of Divorce

Attitudes of Alexandria Medical Students towards Communication Skills Learning.

By the end of their training, medical students should have demonstrated a proficiency in communication and acquired attitudes consistent with effective medical practice. Few studies have explored medical students' attitude within a communication skills learning and teaching context. The current study aims to identify the attitudes of medical students towards communication skills learning and to...