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'I see you're angry': actor-reported anger scores

Lookup NU author(s): Dr James FisherORCiD, Dr Laura Norris, Dr Stephen Keddie, Dr Richard Thomson, Dr Eleanor Grogan

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Abstract

Background: Teaching communication skills using role-play addresses an important learning need for medical students, with the debriefing process being central to the learning that occurs. In this work we examine the feasibility of using actor-reported ‘anger scores’, during a challenging communication scenario, as a tool to stimulate debriefing. Methods: This teaching session was delivered to 10 groups of final-year MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) students at Newcastle University. One student from each group took on the role of the foundation year 1 (F1) doctor and had 10 minutes to talk to an angry relative (actor), who was unhappy with the care her mother had received. During the scenario the actor recorded her level of anger on a 10–point Likert scale (1, ‘no anger’; 10, ‘extreme anger’) at 1–minute intervals. Once the scenario was complete, the in-room tutor graphically presented these scores against time. During debriefing, students were asked to examine the graph produced: fluctuations in anger levels were identified, discussion was held regarding possible precipitants for the changes seen and strategies were developed for tackling future such incidents. Results: Examples of graphs produced during the session are presented, including annotations highlighting the discussion topics that arose. Feedback on the session from both students and actor was positive, with no reports that the scoring process interfered with the fidelity of the scenario. Discussion: We believe that actor-reported ‘anger scores’ provide a quick, simple and cheap method of producing a visual aid to the debriefing process that, in the context of a challenging communication scenario, provided a stimulus for discussion.


Publication metadata

Author(s): Fisher J, Norris L, Keddie S, Thomson R, Grogan E

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Clinical Teacher

Year: 2015

Volume: 12

Issue: 2

Pages: 103-8

Print publication date: 01/04/2015

Online publication date: 19/03/2015

Acceptance date: 19/03/2015

ISSN (print): 1743-4971

ISSN (electronic): 1743-498X

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/tct.12255

DOI: 10.1111/tct.12255


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