Abstract

Evaluation of the Doctor-Patient Interaction. The doctor-patient relationship is the cornerstone of health care and has far-reaching effects on patients' mental, social, and physical well-being. In order to become effective doctors, undergraduate medical students must learn to interact with patients on a personal level. To use the student’s responses to a Likert-scale survey to gauge the doctor-patient relationship's openness to sharing and concern for one another.Material and Methods:The Malla Reddy Institute of Medical Sciences,Hyderabad, India, was the site of our observational descriptive cross-sectional study As observers, 69 first-year MBBS students from the Class of 2021 watched as 10 students, after extensive preparation, acted out the scenario. 69 students' responses on Google forms Likert scale.Results:There were a total of 35 observers, with men making up 50.7% and women making up 49.3%. We had 69 students participate as either actors or audience members, and 100% of those students filled out our evaluation form. Sixty-nine out of seventy-two students (100%) agreed that good communication skills are essential in the doctor-patient relationship; 52 out of seventy-five students (75%) agreed that role-play facilitated their future learning of communication skills; 50 out of seventy-two students (72%) agreed that this exercise generated interest; 47 out of seventy-two students (68%) agreed that such exercises were necessary in communication; and 45 out of sixty-nine students (65%) were agreed in learning.Conclusion:The findings of this study have implications for the way in which medical students are taught about the doctor-patient relationship.Perception, the doctor-patient bond, and preclinical posting students are three of the most important concepts to understand.

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