BACKGROUND In the interests of patient health outcomes, it is important for medical students to develop clinical communication skills. We previously proposed a telehealth communication skills training platform (EQClinic) with automated nonverbal behavior feedback for medical students, and it was able to improve medical students' awareness of their nonverbal communication. OBJECTIVE This study...

background & aim:the quality of communication between midwives and parturient women is a determinant of maternal satisfaction with midwifery care. therefore, this study was conducted to determine the communication skills of midwives at maternity wards of mashhad teaching hospitals in 2014.   methods:in this descriptive study, 49 midwives, working at mashhad teaching hospitals, were randomly sel...

background: study conducted by the iran and the world show that the domestic violence against women while increasing the amount, caused damage of social and psychological many for its victims. objective: study in order to determine the kinds of symptoms and the domestic violence against women, its side effects and the amount of influence communication skills training, solve the problem and deal...

OBJECTIVE Breaking bad news (BBN) is a complex task which involves dealing cognitively with different relevant dimensions and a challenging task which involves dealing with intense emotional contents. No study however has yet assessed in a randomized controlled trial design the effect of a communication skills training on residents' physiological arousal during a BBN task. METHODS Residents' ...

background and purpose: to create a positive attitude towards communication skills training, experimental methods are preferred over theoretical approaches since they encourage the practical use of these skills among different health staff. this study aimed to compare the effects of role play and video feedback on the attitude and knowledge of midwives towards communication training skills. met...

assessment of communication skills level among medical college students: verbal, listening, and feedback skills     barati m [1] , moeini b [2] *, samavati a [3] , salehi o [4]     received: 23 oct, 2011 accepted: 19 jan, 2012     abstract   background & aims: communication skills are among the most important characteristics that a medical student requires. since, communications skills have not...

Objective: This study aimed to determine variables associated (predictors and correlates) with the learning of assessment and supportive skills in the context of a communication skills training for medical residents. Methods: Learning was measured by comparing residents’ communication skills in a simulated consultation before and after a communication skills training. Communication skills were ...