Development and Evaluation of a Communication Skill Training Program for Occupational Therapy Interns
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Recruiting
- Enrollment
- 216
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Experts assessed interns' communication skills：Gap-Kalamazoo Communication Skills Assessment Forms (GKCSAF)-Faculty version
Study Overview
Brief Summary
Effective communication is one of important skills in occupational therapy (OT) practice, affecting the effectiveness and quality of therapy. Although there are only a few courses on communication skills related to OT, there is a lack of a complete, suitable, and evidence-based OT communication skills teaching programs that can effectively improve the interns' communication skills. The purpose of the study is to develop a communication skills training program for occupational therapy interns in physical dysfunction practice (COPE), and examine the effectiveness of COPE.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Non Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Other
- Masking
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 20 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •[interns]
- •age ≥ 20 years
- •an intern of occupational therapy
- •[patients]
- •age ≥ 20 years
- •enable to communicate with the others
Exclusion Criteria
- •[interns]
- •unwilling to be recorded
- •[patients]
- •have communication barriers
- •unwilling to be recorded
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Experts assessed interns' communication skills：Gap-Kalamazoo Communication Skills Assessment Forms (GKCSAF)-Faculty version
Time Frame: during procedure
The experts will use the questionnaire named GKCSAF (faculty version) to assess interns' communication skills via verbatim draft of the audio-recording. The GKCSAF contains 9 items: build a relationship, open the discussion, gather information, understand the patients' perspective, share information, reach agreement, provide closure, demonstrate empathy, and communicate accurate information. Each item is rated on a 5-point Likert-type scale. The total score ranges from 5 to 45. The higher scores indicate better communication skills.
Secondary Outcomes
- Patients' engagements in occupational therapy：Occupational Therapy Engagement Scale (OTES)(during procedure)
- Patients or caregivers assessed interns' communication skills：Gap-Kalamazoo Communication Skills Assessment Forms (GKCSAF)-patient/caregiver version(during procedure)
- Interns self-reported communication skills：Gap-Kalamazoo Communication Skills Assessment Forms (GKCSAF)-self-assessment version(during procedure)