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Do educational interventions reduce the gender gap in communication skills?- a systematic review

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العنوان: Do educational interventions reduce the gender gap in communication skills?- a systematic review
المؤلفون: Alexis M. Driscoll, Rohan Suresh, George Popa, Leif Berglund, Amanda Azer, Helen Hed, Yajie Duan, Alice Chu, Aleksandra McGrath
المصدر: BMC Medical Education, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2024)
بيانات النشر: BMC, 2024.
سنة النشر: 2024
المجموعة: LCC:Special aspects of education
LCC:Medicine
مصطلحات موضوعية: Medical education, Gender, Communication skills, Medical students, Communication training, Special aspects of education, LC8-6691, Medicine
الوصف: Abstract Background Efficient doctor-patient communication is essential for improving patient care. The impact of educational interventions on the communication skills of male and female students has not been systematically reviewed. The aim of this review is to identify interventions used to improve communication skills in medical curricula and investigate their effectiveness in improving the communication skills of male and female medical students. Methods A systematic review of the literature was conducted using the PRISMA guidelines. Inclusion criteria were as follows: used intervention strategies aiming to improve communication skills, participants were medical students, and studies were primary research studies, systematic reviews, or meta-analyses. Results 2913 articles were identified based on search terms. After title, abstract, and full-text review, 58 studies were included with interventions consisting of Training or Drama Courses, Curriculum-Integrated, Patient Learning Courses, and Community-Based Learning Courses. 69% of articles reported improved communication skills for both genders equally, 28% for women more than men, and 3% for men more than women. 16 of the 58 articles reported numerical data regarding communication skills pre-and post-intervention. Analysis revealed that post-intervention scores are significantly greater than pre-intervention scores for both male (p
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 1472-6920
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1472-6920
DOI: 10.1186/s12909-024-05773-9
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/14cdae6cc3054896807a2173aca1cf1e
رقم الأكسشن: edsdoj.14cdae6cc3054896807a2173aca1cf1e
قاعدة البيانات: Directory of Open Access Journals
الوصف
تدمد:14726920
DOI:10.1186/s12909-024-05773-9