Effects of Micro- and Subtle-expression Reading Skill Training in Medical Students
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Enrollment
- 82
- Primary Endpoint
- Expression Training Tool score
Study Overview
Brief Summary
This study was undertaken to investigate the effectiveness of the Micro Expression Training Tool (METT) and the Subtle Expression Training Tool (SETT) to help improve the non-verbal communication skills of medical students.
Detailed Description
Teaching and assessing communication skills is an important component of medical school curricula, and it is not easy for medical students to develop non-verbal communication skills without adequate training. This study was undertaken to investigate the effectiveness of the Micro Expression Training Tool (METT) and the Subtle Expression Training Tool (SETT) to help improve the non-verbal communication skills of medical students.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Single Group
- Masking
- Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 25 Years to 35 Years (Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Year 1 and 2 medical students, PNUSOM
Exclusion Criteria
- •incomplete survey response
Arms & Interventions
training group
41 training students were pre-tested before education with Micro Expression Training Tool (METT) and Subtle Expression Training Tool (SETT) at baseline and then, took second METT and SETT tests after a 1-hour class about interpreting micro and subtle expressions.
Intervention: Micro Expression Training Tool (Other)
control group
41 control students were pre-tested before education with METT and SETT at baseline and then, took the second tests without attend the training class.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Expression Training Tool score
Time Frame: through study completion, 1 year
difference of Micro and Subtle Expression Training Tool score between pre-test and post-test
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported
Investigators
Sang Yeoup Lee
M.D.
Pusan National University Hospital