Table 2.
Participant-rated evaluations for responding empathically to patients: a communication skills training module to reduce lung cancer stigma (n = 30)
| Items from module evaluation | M (SD) | Endorsement |
|---|---|---|
| 1. I feel confident that I will use the skills I learned in this module. | 4.70 (.47) | 100% |
| 2. The skills I learned in this module will allow me to provide better patient care. | 4.73 (.45) | 100% |
| 3. The module prompted me to critically evaluate my own communication skills. | 4.73 (.45) | 100% |
| 4. The skills I learned were reinforced through the feedback I received in the small group. | 4.77 (.43) | 100% |
| 5. The small group facilitators were effective. | 4.90 (.31) | 100% |
| 6. The information in the module related closely to me. | 4.46 (.65) | 92.3% |
| 7. I identified with the lung cancer clinician–patient interactions that were discussed in the module. | 4.54 (.76) | 92.3% |
| 8. The module contained a lot of information about communication skills and empathy that was new to me. | 3.81 (.98) | 65.4% |
| 9. The module taught me something new about using empathy to reduce lung cancer patients’ experience of stigma. | 4.65 (.56) | 96.1% |
| 10. The module taught me something new about discussing smoking with my patients with empathy and sensitivity. | 4.54 (.58) | 96.2% |
| 11. The information in the module was hard to understand. (R) | 4.27 (.83) | 96.2% |
| 12. The didactic was easy to follow. | 4.46 (.58) | 96.2% |
| Items from program evaluations | ||
| 13. Didactic teaching | 2.63 (.56) | 96.7% |
| 14. Exemplary video | 2.73 (.58) | 93.3% |
| 15. Role-play experience | 2.87 (.43) | 96.7% |
Items 1–12 were scored on a five-point Likert scale with anchors at (1) “Strongly Disagree” to (5) “Strongly Agree;” Items 13–15 were scored on a three-point Likert scale with anchors at (1) “Did not aid in my learning at all” to (3) “Aided in my learning a lot.” Endorsement = percentage of participants that endorsed “Agree” or “Strongly Agree” (Items 1–12) or percentage of participants that endorsed “Aided my learning somewhat” or “Aided my learning a lot” (Items 13–15).