Finally, we found that more experienced new faculty rated their competence in medical interviewing higher than less experienced faculty.
PFP providers rated their competence to be low in providing most of the methods, indicating why many were not willing to communicate information about some of the methods.
The participants rated their competence significantly higher than the control group in the fields of doctor-patient relationships and communication in a medical context.
Experienced faculty rated their competence in medical interviewing and the importance of the medical interview higher than recent graduates (ie, less than one year since training).
Providers in PNFP health facilities rated their competence regarding providing FAM to be higher compared to providers in public and PFP facilities (p < 0.01).
The questionnaire adopted Benner's From Novice to Expert scale [ 6]; participants rated their competence level on 1 - 5 likert scales ranging from (1) novice, (2) advanced beginner, (3) competent, (4) proficient and (5) expert.
Evaluators listened to each recorded component in its entirety and rated adherence, competence and overall impression using a specially designed evaluation form that enabled evaluators to provide supportive quotes and/or comments to justify their ratings.
Two sessions per patient, taken from different phases of treatment, were assessed for competence, a manual for rating competence was developed, raters completed a formal training programme based on the manual and practiced rating a substantial number of tapes before the study commenced.
Starting that fall, and through the following spring, Todorov showed pairs of portraits to roughly a thousand people, and asked them to rate the competence of each person.
