Rees C. E., Garrud P.
Behavioural Sciences Section, Division of Psychiatry, University of Nottingham, UK.
Med Teach. 2001 Jul;23(4):400-406. doi: 10.1080/01421590120057067.
Despite the wealth of literature surrounding communication curricula within undergraduate medical education, there is a dearth of research that identifies medical students' attitudes towards such curricula. To address this gap in the research literature, first-year medical students at the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom were invited to discuss their attitudes towards communication skills learning. One audiotaped focus-group discussion was conducted with five medical students. The audiotape was transcribed in full and the transcript was analysed manually using theme analysis. Three attitude-related themes emerged from the focus group discussion: (1) students' positive attitudes towards communication skills learning; (2) students' negative attitudes towards communication skills learning; and (3) relationships between students' attitudes and their education, age and communicative abilities. The findings within each of these themes are discussed in this paper and their implications for further research are outlined.
尽管本科医学教育中有大量关于沟通课程的文献，但缺乏确定医学生对这类课程态度的研究。为了填补研究文献中的这一空白，英国诺丁汉大学的一年级医学生被邀请讨论他们对沟通技能学习的态度。与五名医学生进行了一次录音焦点小组讨论。录音被全文转录，转录文本使用主题分析法进行人工分析。焦点小组讨论中出现了三个与态度相关的主题：（1）学生对沟通技能学习的积极态度；（2）学生对沟通技能学习的消极态度；（3）学生态度与他们的教育、年龄和沟通能力之间的关系。本文讨论了这些主题中的每一个主题的研究结果，并概述了它们对进一步研究的启示。
