Impacto de un programa deformación en habilidades comunicativas en estudiantesde Medicina

Abstract

Introduction: Communication is one of the essential pillars of the doctor-patient relationship, so it is essential for students to acquire communication skills in the undergraduate training courses of Medicine. Objective: To evaluate the global effect of a training intervention for the acquisition of communication skills in medical students of the National University of Rio Negro, Andean campus, Argentine. Methods: A quantitative methodology was used: quasi-experimental before and after, longitudinal, prospective study. 54 students participated, who worked on their communication skills in a program based on clinical simulation. A validated checklist of medical communication tasks, used for the evaluation of communication skills, was applied before and after the intervention. Results: Statistically significant improvements were observed in all dimensions of communication by the students, with an overall increase in performance of 44 %. Conclusions: The significant changes in the five dimensions evaluated suggest that training interventions based on clinical simulation allow students to improve communication skills.