Clinical trial NCT05457231: Effects of SF for CST Protocol in OT Interns
Official title: Effects of Specific Feedback Based on an In-depth Assessment Tool for Communication Skills Training Protocol in Occupational Therapy Interns
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Communication
Occupational Therapy
Keywords: communication skills
communication skills training
feedback
communication skills assessment
communication skills measure
occupational therapy
intern
Lead sponsor: Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2022-07-13
Enrollment: 140
Sex: ALL
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: OTHER

Brief summary: Specific feedback is considered an important strategy in communication skills training (CST). However, the effects of specific feedback on communication skills have not been comprehensively investigated. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effects of specific feedback based on an in-depth assessment tool for CST (CST-SF) in occupational therapy interns' communication skills.

Detailed description: A one-group pretest-posttest study was conducted. Thirty-six interns received CST-SF combined with patient interviews and brief feedback. Each intern completed three interviews with different patients. After the interviews, the interns were given brief feedback based on the Gap-Kalamazoo Communication Skills Assessment Form (GKCSAF) and specific feedback based on the Communication Skills Measure for Therapists. The first and last interviews were assessed by experts, clinical instructors, interns, and patients using the GKCSAF.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* fourth-year undergraduate students who had started their psychiatry internship

Exclusion Criteria:

* no

Primary outcomes:
measure: Gap-Kalamazoo Communication Skills Assessment
timeFrame: Change from Baseline GKCSAF scores at 3 months
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Kaohsiung
country: Taiwan
facility: Chang Gung Medical Hospital
state: Niaosong Dist
Study officials:
affiliation: Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
name: TZU-TING CHEN, Master
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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