Table 2 Knowledge and Skills Acquired in Talking to Patients, Relatives of Patients and other Professional Team Members
From: Cuban medical training for South African students: a mixed methods study
Cuban-trained | South African-trained | Mann-Whitney Z | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Median | Mean (SD) | Median | Mean (SD) | |||
1. Elicit patients’ questions, their understanding of their condition and treatment options, and their views, concerns, values and preferences | 5.00 | 4.59(0.50) | 4.00 | 4.33(0.61) | −1.70 | .089 |
2. Communicate clearly, sensitively and empathically with patients, relatives or other carers | 5.00 | 4.59(0.57) | 4.50 | 4.38(0.73) | −1.13 | .257 |
3. Communicate appropriately in difficult circumstances* | 4.00 | 4.41(0.57) | 4.00 | 3.60(1.01) | −3.59 | .000 |
4. Communicate health plans with local communities* | 5.00 | 4.45(0.69) | 4.00 | 3.69(0.92) | −3.67 | .000 |
5. Know when to seek help from a senior colleague | 5.00 | 4.55(0.51) | 5.00 | 4.52(0.55) | −0.12 | .903 |
6. Learn and work effectively within a multi-professional team | 5.00 | 4.55(0.51) | 4.00 | 4.19(0.67) | −2.30 | .021 |