Status investigation on doctor-patient communication and analysis on training demands among internal medicine residents from the perspective of medical humanities education
Jin Mengyan
Yu Yang
Xie Lanlan
Xu Yuanning
Chen Yucheng
Abstract：Objective By investigating the current status of doctor-patient communication among internal medicine residents during clinical training,this study aimed to clarify residents'current performance and training needs,and to provide reference for optimizing doctor-patient communication training programs and medical humanities curriculum design for internal medicine residents.Methods A cluster sampling method was used to distribute questionnaires to 304 internal medicine residents at West China Hospital of Sichuan University from 2022 to 2024.The survey included demographic information,awareness of the importance of doctor-patient communication,current communication practices,and training needs.Data were analyzed using STATA 18,with descriptive statistical analysis for demographic data,t-tests and analysis of variance for comparing communication skills across different demographic groups,correlation analysis for examining relationships between influencing factors and communication skills,and multiple linear regression for identifying factors affecting communication practices and training needs.Results 98.69%of residents had received medical humanities education and had patient communication experience,but scored relatively low in awareness of communication importance,practical performance,and training needs.Residents without relevant training courses or communication experience demonstrated higher practical abilities and stronger training needs.Higher awareness of communication importance was associated with better communication practices and greater demand for training.Conclusion Enhancing clinical doctor-patient communication competence is a key component of standardized residency training.Further development of doctor-patient communication training courses based on shared decision-making is warranted.
Keywords：doctor-patient communicationstandardized residency trainingmedical humanities education
Publication Date：2025-11-20
Online Publishing Date：2025-11-17(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：6( 871-875,880 )