Teaching Preclinical Medical Students Lifestyle Counseling Skills for Patients' Health Behavior Change.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Physicians face barriers to counseling patients regarding lifestyle, specifically, low perceived importance of and confidence in counseling, leading to underuse. There is a dearth in the literature evaluating educational interventions for counseling skills among preclinical medical students. Closing this gap is crucial to taking advantage of critical opportunities early in training.

Methods

We taught a session on evidence-based counseling for lifestyle changes to 124 preclinical medical students using case scenarios and role-plays. Our evaluation included (1) measures of perceived importance of and confidence in counseling and (2) measures of perceived gains related to learning objectives. We also undertook qualitative analysis of the session evaluation and them

SUBMITTER: Small P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11683157 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature