Procedure: Students were briefed about the interview objective and protocol, and their consent for audio recording of the interview was taken.
In the first scenario (year 1), the medical student's interview objective is to demonstrate patient-centered interviewing skills as the SP presents with a psychosocial concern.
In the second scenario (year 3), the student's interview objective is to demonstrate both doctor-centered and patient-centered skills as the SP presents with a case common in primary care.
The data consists of a baseline survey including face-to-face interviews, objective observation of the home environment and a physical performance test in the participant's home.
Active learning exercises such as role plays, simulated patient interviews, Objective Structured Clinical Exams (OSCE's) [ 75, 76], and virtual patient modules [ 71] may be utilized to allow residents to practice and develop interview skills and "scripts" to use in patient encounters.
The president of the Workers Partyy, José Dirceu, elaborated in an interview: "Our objectives continue to be the same, but the methods, the manner in which we reach that goal, have changed".
During the telephone interview, the objectives of the study were presented and oral consent to participate was obtained.
Themes which were identified and emerged from the data were inductively coded, while others were deductively derived from the interview guide, objectives, and conceptual framework of the study.
Before starting the focus group interview, the objectives, the speech distribution rules and the roles of the moderator, observer and reporter were explained, confidentiality of the discussion was assured and permission to audio-record the discussion was requested.
