Maternal perspectives of child health consultations by medical students / Maree O'Keefe.

"June 2002"Errata inside back cover.Bibliography: leaves 244-256.256 leaves : ill., plates ; 30 cm.The first aim of this thesis was to determine the relationship between medical student clinical competence and patient-centredness, and maternal satisfaction and subsequent recall of information in child health consultations. The second aim was to test the application of this knowledge in medical student teaching programmes. The study demonstrated the ability of mothers to assess the clinical competence and patient-centredness of medical students in videotaped consultations. Applications in medical student learning were also developed and evaluated.Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Paediatrics, 200