Development of a health communication program on how to inform and instruct patients in dental settings

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26463199
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Social dentistry
• Research Institution: Aichi Gakuin University
• Principal Investigator: SUZUKI Kazuyoshi 愛知学院大学, 歯学部, 講師 (80281468)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): OGAWA Tetsuji 広島大学, 大学病院, 名誉教授 (50112206) ; KONOO Tetsuro 九州歯科大学, 歯学部, 教授 (10205437) ; FUJISAKI Kazuhiko 岐阜大学, 医学部, 教授 (60221545) ; YOSHIDA Toshiko 岡山大学, 医歯薬学総合研究科, 助教 (10304320)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 医療コミュニケーション / 説明・指導

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Pre-graduation health communication programs on how to conduct medical interviews are usually restricted to the setting of the first clinical interview and examination. These programs teach the fundamentals but do not adequately address how to manage the emotional aspects of patient care. We developed a video production that simulates clinical scenes where dental healthcare professionals instruct patients with various personalities, social backgrounds, and levels of awareness about healthcare. We used the video as educational material in classes and evaluated its validity. This realization created an awareness that can lead to future learning. These findings suggest that videos emphasizing the emotional aspects of patient care improve awareness about future learning and promote recognition of the importance of health communications that consider the situation of patients. Therefore, videos can be useful educational materials for dental health communication programs.

Free Research Field

歯科医学教育