Effectiveness of end-stage renal disease communication skills training for healthcare personnel: a single-center, single-blind, randomized study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Given that the consequences of treatment decisions for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients are long-term and significant, good communication skills are indispensable for health care personnel (HCP) working in nephrology. However, HCP have busy schedules that make participation in face-to-face courses difficult. Thus, online curricula are a rising trend in medical education. This study aims to examine the effectiveness of online ESRD communication skills training (CST) concerning the truth-telling confidence and shared decision-making (SDM) ability of HCP.

Methods

For this single-center, single-blind study, 91 participants (nephrologists and nephrology nurses) were randomly assigned to two groups, the intervention group (IG) (n = 45) or the control group (CG) (

SUBMITTER: Fang JT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9125352 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature