Shue Carolyn K, Arnold Louise
Department of Communication Studies, Ball State University, Muncie, IN 47306, USA.
Health Commun. 2009 Mar;24(2):146-55. doi: 10.1080/10410230802676524.
During a geriatrics/gerontology curriculum designed to develop positive attitudes toward older adults, promote understanding about the psychosocial aspects of normal aging, and provide experience with intergenerational communication, students in a combined BA/MD degree program participated in learning activities that focused on interacting with and interviewing older adults. This article describes medical students' performance during an intergenerational interview, examines differences between students' self-assessments and evaluators' ratings of students' performance, and presents statistical relationships among communication apprehension, situation anxiety, competence, and performance. Data analysis indicates that the majority of students demonstrated competent intergenerational interviewing skills during their standardized communication assessment. The discussion elaborates on the study findings, acknowledges limitations, and addresses practical implications of the study.
在一门旨在培养对老年人积极态度、增进对正常衰老心理社会方面的理解并提供代际交流经验的老年医学/老年学课程中，一个联合文学士/医学博士学位项目的学生参与了以与老年人互动和访谈为重点的学习活动。本文描述了医学生在代际访谈中的表现，考察了学生自我评估与评估者对学生表现评分之间的差异，并呈现了沟通焦虑、情境焦虑、能力和表现之间的统计关系。数据分析表明，大多数学生在标准化沟通评估中展现出了胜任代际访谈的技能。讨论详细阐述了研究结果，承认了局限性，并探讨了该研究的实际意义。
