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Published: 2026-04-25
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.52163/yhc.v67i4.4912
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Tập 67 Số 4
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Bích, C. T. N., Phương, B. P. Q., Tiến, T. T., Luân, N. M., Trinh, T. T., Anh, N. T. L., Trang, N. T. K., Duy, N. A., Chinh, C. T. K., & Thanh, N. T. T. . (2026). VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY OF STANDARDIZED PATIENT ASSESSMENT FOR COMMUNICATION SKILLS FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT IN SECOND-YEAR MEDICAL STUDENTS. Vietnam Journal of Community Medicine, 67(4). https://doi.org/10.52163/yhc.v67i4.4912

VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY OF STANDARDIZED PATIENT ASSESSMENT FOR COMMUNICATION SKILLS FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT IN SECOND-YEAR MEDICAL STUDENTS

Cao Thi Ngoc Bich1, Bui Phan Quynh Phuong1, Trinh Trung Tien1, Nguyen Minh Luan1, Tran Tu Trinh1, Nguyen Thi Lan Anh1, Nguyen Thi Kieu Trang1, Nguyen Anh Duy1, Chau Thi Kieu Chinh1, Nguyen Thi Thanh Thanh1
1 Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine

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Abstract

Objective: To determine the validity and reliability of standardized patients in assessing the communication skills formative assessment of second year Viet Duc medical students Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine.


Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 50 second-year Viet Duc medical students, 5 standardized patients, and 2 lecturers at the Center for Elaboration Competency and Innovation in Clinical Simulation at Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine, from June 2025 to June 2026. Standardized patients and lecturers independently assessed students’ communication skills using an “abdominal pain” scenario and a checklist with confirmed content validity by six experts (CVI = 0.96, CVR = 0.92). Validity was assessed using Spearman’s correlation coefficients and the Mann-Whitney U test. Inter-rater reliability (Inter-RR) and intra-rater reliability (Intra-RR) were evaluated using intraclass correlation coefficient.


Results: Standardized patients showed strong correlations with lecturers scores in communication skills (r = 0.7-1.0; p < 0.01). There were no statistically significant differences in mean scores between standardized patients and lecturers (p > 0.05). Inter-rater reliability ranged from moderate to excellent (Inter-RR = 0.57-0.91). Intra-rater reliability of standardized patients after four weeks was good to excellent (Intra-RR = 0.72-0.95).


Conclusion: Standardized patients are a valid and reliable assessment tool for evaluating the communication skills formative assessment of second year Viet Duc medical students.

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Standardized patient, communication skills, validity, reliability.

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