[Efficacy of a training technique concerning clinical interview skills associated with psychodiagnostic ability of the physician].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the efficacy of a training technique to improve clinical interview skills connected with Primary Care doctors' psycho-diagnostic ability: visual contact, posture, verbal and non-verbal ways of advancing the interview, verbal interruptions and questions with a psychological content.


METHODS
The doctors were randomly divided into two groups. A before-and-after design with blind evaluations was used.


METHODS
University postgraduate Internal Medicine Course.


METHODS
20 doctors.


METHODS
Step-by-step training with feedback, using role-play and video-recording (experimental) was compared with a self-administered teaching programme (self-training).


RESULTS
Skills were measured by video-recordings of a patient interview one month before and one month after the intervention. The Observation Scale of Doctor's Skills was used. In the second evaluation, the experimental group differed from the self-training group in visual contact, posture and non-verbal ways of advancing the interview.


CONCLUSIONS
The efficacy of a training technique in improving non-verbal active listening skills was shown. It was valuable as a support to the psycho-diagnostic ability of the doctor.
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Departamento de Medicina y Psiquiatría, Universidad de Alicante.
Sánchez García
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D000328:Adult; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007388:Internal Medicine / Q000193:education*; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011897:Random Allocation; D013030:Spain
Eficacia de una técnica de adiestramiento sobre las destrezas de entrevista clínica asociadas con la capacidad psicodiagnóstica del médico.