What are the advantages of open-ended questions?
During the clinical assessment, open-ended questions are always preferred to close-ended questions. there are several advantages to the open-ended questions.
- Open-ended questions allow patients to start talking about themselves and puts them at ease as they have the floor.
- Allows you time to think and plan areas of questioning as you assess their style and content of the response.
- Allows a period of non-verbal response from interviewer; listening and facilitating.
>> Just slight info: To Have the floor means to have the right or opportunity to speak in a group, especially at a formal event or gathering.
Please, Dr. Dunstaple, your colleague has the floor. You'll have the opportunity to reply when he has finished speaking.
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