Critical Synthesis Package: Matched Pair Instrument (MPI) in Doctor-Patient Communication Skills

Abstract

OPEN ACCESSJuly 16, 2014Critical Synthesis Package: Matched Pair Instrument (MPI) in Doctor-Patient Communication Skills Hugh Stoddard, MEd, PhD Hugh Stoddard, MEd, PhD Emory University School of Medicine Google Scholar More articles by this author https://doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.9847 SectionsAbout ToolsDownload Citations ShareFacebookTwitterEmail AbstractAbstractThis Critical Synthesis Package contains: (1) a Critical Analysis of the psychometric properties and application to health sciences education for the Matched Pair Instrument (MPI) in Doctor-Patient Communication Skills; (2) a copy of the MPI in Doctor-Patient Communication Skills developed by Jocelyn Lockyer, PhD.The MPI in Doctor-Patient Communication Skills is a questionnaire tool that is administered simultaneously to both the doctor and the patient following a single clinical encounter in the outpatient setting. The instrument measures the communication skills of the physician simultaneously from the perspective of both the patient and the physician. It was shown to have construct validity for use with practicing physicians; however, its validity is sensitive to both the medical context and social context in which it is used. The instrument was not designed as an educational tool and it does not have a scoring guide or performance standards that would be necessary in order to use it for educational assessment. The MPI has not been analyzed as an educational tool and it has several known limitations to its validity and reliability, although it has acceptable reliability when a large number of responses are available. The use of the MPI for instruction or educational assessment is not supported by evidence and therefore is not recommended. Educational Objectives To describe the purpose and basic properties of the Matched Pair Instrument (MPI) in Doctor-Patient Communication Skills, including number of items and scales, and psychometric properties;To describe the application of the MPI in Doctor-Patient Communication Skills to the field of health sciences education;To evaluate the relative strengths and weaknesses of the MPI in Doctor-Patient Communication Skills; andTo provide the MPI in Doctor-Patient Communication Skills and supplemental materials to aid in its administration. Sign up for the latest publications from MedEdPORTAL Add your email below FILES INCLUDEDReferencesRelatedDetails FILES INCLUDED Included in this publication: Critical Analysis Matched Pair Instrument (MPI) Communication Skills.pdf MCC-Patient Survey.pdf MCC-Physician Survey.pdf To view all publication components, extract (i.e., unzip) them from the downloaded .zip file. Download editor’s noteThis publication may contain technology or a display format that is no longer in use. Copyright & Permissions© 2014 Stoddard. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivatives license.KeywordsCommunication SkillsDirectory and Repository of Educational Assessment MeasuresDoctor-Patient CommunicationEducational MeasurementDREAM Disclosures None to report. Funding/Support None to report. Loading ...