Table 2 Responses to selected items (students)
disagree | rather disagree | agree | strongly agree | no answer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The discussions with the “patient” (actor) have burdened me emotionally. | 37% | 41% | 12% | 5% | 5% |
The conversations with the “patient” (actor) felt like a real situation in my role as a doctor. | 0% | 12% | 51% | 29% | 7% |
Possible problems in the interview situation and their reflection in the debriefing helped me to deepen my knowledge and improve my skills for medical consultations. | 0% | 0% | 37% | 61% | 2% |
The practical exercises make me feel more competent to talk to “real” patients with psychiatric problems. | 0% | 5% | 44% | 46% | 5% |
The debriefings with the actor have helped me to reflect on my own behavior. | 0% | 0% | 39% | 56% | 5% |
The debriefings with the lecturer helped me to deepen my knowledge and improve my conversational skills for a role as medical doctor. | 0% | 0% | 27% | 68% | 5% |
I think I would have found it harder to apply my knowledge and skills to a “real” patient. | 2% | 27% | 46% | 20% | 5% |
I would have preferred to have had the interviews with “real” patients. | 15% | 54% | 12% | 10% | 10% |
I would generally recommend the use of actors in this course. | 0% | 0% | 32% | 66% | 2% |
Through the practical exercises I have developed an interest in psychiatry. | 2% | 10% | 41% | 37% | 10% |