The concise measurement of clinical communication skills: Validation of a short scale.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

There is a lack of brief rating scales for the reliable assessment of psychotherapeutic skills, which do not require intensive rater training and/or a high level of expertise. Thus, the objective is to validate a 14-item version of the Clinical Communication Skills Scale (CCSS-S).

Methods

Using a sample of N = 690 video-based ratings of role-plays with simulated patients, we calculated a confirmatory factor analysis and an exploratory structural equation modeling (ESEM), assessed convergent validities, determined inter-rater reliabilities and compared these with those who were either psychology students, advanced psychotherapy trainees, or experts.

Results

Correlations with other competence rating scales were high (rs > 0.86-0.89). The intracla

SUBMITTER: Maaß U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9596765 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature