The Effectiveness of Intensive Training for Residents in Interviewing
Annals of Internal MedicinePublished 15 January 1998
Robert C. Smith, Judith S. Lyles, Jennifer Mettler, Bertram E. Stöffelmayr, Lawrence F. Van Egeren, Alicia A. Marshall
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An intensive training program for primary care residents in interviewing and related psychosocial topics in medicine is developed and tested, finding that the patients of trained residents would have greater satisfaction, fewer somatic symptoms, less social dysfunction, less depression and anxiety, and reduced functional disability.
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An intensive 1-month training rotation in interviewing improved residents' knowledge about, attitudes toward, and skills in interviewing.
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