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Questionnaire about Communication Skills

Welcome to this Questionnaire

This Huntington Academy course aims to educate and guide formal and informal caregivers of individuals with HD on how to use effective communication skills to facilitate the relationship and dialogue with individuals with HD and between family members and healthcare professionals.

The purpose of this questionnaire is to assess how often you engage in various behaviours when communicating with individuals with HD, in order to establish a baseline of your communication skills.
1.Did you have any previous training in communication skills?(Required.)
2.The purpose of this question is to determine how frequently you engage in the following behaviours when communicating with individuals with HD.
For each statement, please chose the option that best describes you.
Please evaluate each sentence as honestly as possible and as you actually are (rather than how you think you should be).(Required.)
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often 
Always
I tend to say what I think, without worrying about how the individual with HD perceives it
If I don't understand something that the individual with HD said, I tend to keep this to myself and figure it out later
I'm surprised to find that the individual with HD has not understood what I've said
When the individual with HD talks to me, I try to see their perspective
I use e-mails or text messages to communicate complex issues with individuals with HD because it’s quick and efficient
When talking to an individual with HD, I pay attention to their body language
Before I communicate, I think about what the individual with HD needs to know, and how best to convey it
When an individual with HD says something I’m not sure about, I ask for clarification
I consider cultural and social barriers when I communicate with an individual with HD
I become impatient with individuals with HD who do not express their thoughts and opinions clearly
When I’m debating complex issues with individuals with HD, I view them as an opponent
When I ask questions for clarification, they tend to be open ended and cannot be answered with a simple “yes” or “no” response
I make the individual with HD feel listened to first so that they can listen to me after
I restate the individual with HD message in my own words as a way of checking on the accuracy of what I heard
I use difficult words and jargon with individuals with HD who may not understand it
I try not to use words that may distress or confuse the individual with HD
I make an honest effort to listen to the individual with HD’s ideas with which I don't agree
I usually check if there is a mutual understanding of diagnostic and/or treatment plans
I understand that what I say to individuals with HD is equally important to how I say it
I ask individuals with HD if they have questions, concerns, or other issues and give them time to speak about it
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