Perspective-Taking and Perspective-Sharing in Pediatric Education: Exploring Connections Between Strategies of Medical Students and Patients' Caregivers.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In pediatric education, caregivers are increasingly involved to share their perspective. Yet, an in-depth understanding of the perspective-taking process between medical students and caregivers is lacking. This study explored: 1) Which strategies do medical students use to take a caregiver's perspective and which facilitators and constraints do they perceive? 2) Which strategies do caregivers use to share their perspective with students? and 3) How do students' perspective-taking strategies relate to caregivers' perspective-sharing strategies?

Methods

In an online lesson: two caregivers of pediatric patients, shared their story with 27 fourth-year Dutch medical students. After the session, students undertook an assignment where they individually reflected on how

SUBMITTER: Eijkelboom MCL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10558030 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature