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Impact of Early Implementation of Narrative Medicine Techniques on Patient Centered Attitudes of Medical Students

NCT03041571 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL

Last updated 2020-01-06

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Summary

A qualitative study assessing the impact of early narrative medicine practice on Medical Honors Program (MHP) students' attitudes regarding patient-centered interactions, through interviewing patients with chronic or life-limiting illnesses to obtain their illness stories.

MHP students will develop a patient narrative for the patients interviewed. These narratives will be edited by the patient, and, with the permission of the patients, may be published as a collection of stories.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Patient Provider Orientation Scale

Investigators are interested in the impact that our activity has on the students' patient-centeredness. Investigators will use the Patient-Practitioner Orientation Scale (PPOS), which will be completed by both the student and the patient prior to the encounter. Following the interview, the co-investigators will lead a discussion with the patient and student. Investigators will discuss differences in patient and student PPOS scores, and how each party felt the interview went. Investigators will examine if the patients feel the interview differed from typical interactions with health care providers, and how this made the patient feel. The students will describe what was learned from the patients story as well as try to explore reasons why providers may not always learn the patient's illness story.

BEHAVIORAL

Interview performed by MHP student

The MHP students took a course called Medical Humanities in the fall of 2016. MHP students learned patient interviewing skills and the importance of gathering the patients "illness story". The students will conduct an interview with a patient with chronic illness, which will be focused on gather information about how the patients illness affects daily life as well as interactions with the health care system.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Florida

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Robert Lawrence, MD · University of Florida

Eligibility

Min Age
8 Years
Max Age
100 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-03-01
Primary Completion
2019-10-18
Completion
2019-10-18

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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