Analysis of Practice Interviews of Medical Students with Elderly Persons.

Prendergast, Christine; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ303032

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Publication Date: 1984

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Analysis of Practice Interviews of Medical Students with Elderly Persons.

Prendergast, Christine; And Others

Journal of Medical Education, v59 n7 p600-02 Jul 1984

The process of interaction between students and well elderly patients in videotaped practice interviews was examined using a modification of Bales Interaction Process Analysis. The results indicate that time should be spent on demonstrating to students alternatives for responding to elderly patients and on stressing processes for using empathy. (MLW)

Descriptors: Communication Skills, Empathy, Higher Education, Interpersonal Communication, Interviews, Medical Students, Older Adults, Physician Patient Relationship, Questioning Techniques, Videotape Recordings

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