Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to P Goodge.
Statistical and requirement difficulties encountered with existing methods of Repertory Grid Analysis are considered. A simple purpose-built method of Cluster Analysis is outlined, and its extension to the difficult problem of comparative analysis described.
An examination of the validity of Byrne and Long's communication model to analyze a sample of physiotherapists' communication behavior was undertaken. No evidence was found to support the model; instead, a two-dimensional model of communication was strongly supported by the data. It seems that physiotherapists' interactions are best described by one dimension of direction and advice giving and a second, independent dimension of a counseling type of communication.