Station 89
James Bennett
Age: 38 year old male
Patient
Patient's Story (Role player’s brief)
Patient’s Story
You are James Bennett, a 38-year-old man. You have booked this video consultation because you have been feeling extremely tired and are having ongoing problems with your sleep.
Opening Statement: “Doctor, I’ve been having problems sleeping and I just feel tired all the time.”
If asked further, you explain that your wife has started wearing earplugs because you snore loudly, and sometimes you have to wait for her to fall asleep before you can lie down, or she ends up sleeping in another room.
Only say below if asked:
These issues have been going on for the past 7 months and are starting to have an impact on your day-to-day life. You sometimes get early morning headaches, but this normally goes away. You often sleep during the day because your sleep at night is so poor.
Social History: You drink quite a lot of alcohol, around 2 cans of beer daily, which adds up to about 30 units per week. You do not smoke. You feel your weight is on the high side, and you admit your diet is not great. You tend to eat a lot of junk food or takeaways, mainly because of your busy work schedule, which leaves little time to cook.
You live with your wife. You work as a lorry driver.
Ideas: You are not sure what the cause of the problem is.
Concerns: You are worried about your job performance because you have occasionally dozed off during the day, even while working.
Expectations: You would like the doctor to help you figure out what is going on and suggest something to help.
Say NO to any other questions asked outside of the details already provided in the scenario. Accept anything offered to you by the doctor.