scholarly journals Attitudes of medical students in Pakistan toward the doctor-patient relationship

Author(s):  
Waqas Ahmad ◽  
Edward Krupat ◽  
Yumna Asmaa ◽  
Noor-E- Fatima ◽  
Rayan Attique ◽  
...  

Background. We initiated this study with the aim to assess the leaning of medical students towards either a doctor-centered or a patient-centered care and explore the effects of personal attributes on it like gender, academic year etc. of the students. Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted between July-Sep 2013. The study population consisted of 1274 medical students in years 1-5 from two medical colleges. English version of PPOS was used to assess attitudes of medical students towards doctor-patient relationship. The relationship between PPOS scores and individual characteristics like gender, academic year etc. were examined by using Independent t-test and one way ANOVA. Results. A total of 792 students formed the final sample. Characteristics associated with most patient-centered attitudes were being in 4th academic year, married, being a foreigner and belonging to a Private college (p<0.05). Characteristics associated with most doctor-centered attitudes were being in 2nd academic year, divorced, having a local origin and belonging to a Govt. college (p<0.05). Gender and having doctor parents had no bearing, statistically, on the attitudes. Conclusion. Despite ongoing debate and emphasis on a patient-centered curriculum, our study suggests that current curriculum and its teachings are not producing the results they are designed to achieve. Students should be adequately exposed to the patients from the beginning of their medical education in clinical settings which are more sympathetic to a patient-centered care.

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Waqas Ahmad ◽  
Edward Krupat ◽  
Yumna Asmaa ◽  
Noor-E- Fatima ◽  
Rayan Attique ◽  
...  

Background. We initiated this study with the aim to assess the leaning of medical students towards either a doctor-centered or a patient-centered care and explore the effects of personal attributes on it like gender, academic year etc. of the students. Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted between July-Sep 2013. The study population consisted of 1274 medical students in years 1-5 from two medical colleges. English version of PPOS was used to assess attitudes of medical students towards doctor-patient relationship. The relationship between PPOS scores and individual characteristics like gender, academic year etc. were examined by using Independent t-test and one way ANOVA. Results. A total of 792 students formed the final sample. Characteristics associated with most patient-centered attitudes were being in 4th academic year, married, being a foreigner and belonging to a Private college (p<0.05). Characteristics associated with most doctor-centered attitudes were being in 2nd academic year, divorced, having a local origin and belonging to a Govt. college (p<0.05). Gender and having doctor parents had no bearing, statistically, on the attitudes. Conclusion. Despite ongoing debate and emphasis on a patient-centered curriculum, our study suggests that current curriculum and its teachings are not producing the results they are designed to achieve. Students should be adequately exposed to the patients from the beginning of their medical education in clinical settings which are more sympathetic to a patient-centered care.


2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 211
Author(s):  
Tharntip Sangsuwan ◽  
Thanitha Sirirak ◽  
Krishna Suvarnabhumi

Objective: To assess the attitudes of medical students toward patient-centered care and explore what the factorsthat influence these attitudes.Material and Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted in January 2015. A study population of 619 medicalstudents in their second to sixth academic year in Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University were invited toanswer the Patient-Practitioner Orientation Scale (PPOS) which was translated into Thai by back-translation withbilingual test and was used to assess the attitudes toward the doctor-patient relationship. The associations betweenthe PPOS score and the individual characteristics that included gender, academic year, grade point average(GPA), hometown, mean expenditure per month and residence during the study period were examined by using theindependent t-test, one-way ANOVA and multiple linear regression.Results: The total number of respondents was 520 (84.0%). The mean (S.D.) overall PPOS score was 3.8 (0.4).From multiple linear regression analysis, there were three factors that were significantly associated with the PPOSscore: gender, academic year and GPA (p-value<0.050). Hometown, mean expenditure per month and residenceduring the study period were not significantly different.Conclusions: Female medical students, higher academic year and a higher GPA had greater positive attitudes towardpatient-centered care.


2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-33
Author(s):  
Beatriz Do Amaral Rezende Bento ◽  
Tânia Gisela Biberg-Salum ◽  
Mirella Ferreira da Cunha Santos ◽  
Rosilene Canavarros Monteiro

Este estudo foi conduzido junto aos professores de um curso médico que adota a metodologia de Aprendizagem Baseada em Problemas, em uma universidade pública, com o objetivo de avaliar os aspectos atitudinais no contexto da relação médico-paciente. Trata-se de um estudo do tipo observacional, descritivo-exploratório, transversal, realizado na cidade de Campo Grande- MS, na Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul (UEMS). O instrumento utilizado para a avaliação da atitude dos professores a respeito da relação médico-paciente foi a escala PPOS (Patient-practitioner Orientation Scale), também foi utilizado um questionário sociodemográfico. Os docentes foram divididos em 3 grupos, de acordo com a média obtida das 18 questões da escala PPOS.  O primeiro, representado por uma média inferior a 4,57 define o grupo com atitudes centradas no médico, o segundo com valores que variam de 4,57 a 5,00 representa o grupo com atitudes relativamente centradas no paciente e o terceiro, com médias superiores a 5,00 estabelece o grupo com atitudes totalmente centradas no paciente. Quando se analisam os números obtidos, percebe-se que ainda há uma parcela de professores que possuem atitudes centradas nos médicos. Ainda há muito para ser feito no sentido de permitir ao paciente passar de objeto a sujeito na prática médica, e isto demanda mudanças significativas na maneira de se ensinar e praticar a medicina. Conclui-se que este estudo tem algumas limitações, uma delas é a amostra reduzida, outra limitação se refere ao uso da escala traduzida, o que pode ter interferido com algumas respostas, gerando uma interpretação errada.   Palavras-chave: Educação Médica. Docentes de Medicina. Relação Médico-Paciente. Assistência Centrada no Paciente.   Abstract This study was conducted with the professors of a medical course that adopts the Problem-Based Learning methodology, in a public university, with the objective of evaluating the attitudinal aspects in the context of the doctor-patient relationship. This is an observational descriptive-exploratory, cross-sectional study, carried out in the city of Campo Grande-MS, at the Universidade Estadual Mato Grosso do Sul (UEMS). The instrument used to evaluate the teachers' attitude towards the doctor-patient relationship was the PPOS scale (Patient-practitioner Orientation. Scale), a sociodemographic questionnaire was also used. The teachers were divided into 3 groups, according to the average obtained from the 18 questions on the PPOS scale. The first represented by an average of less than 4.57 defines the group with attitudes centered on the doctor, the second with values ranging from 4.57 to 5.00 represents the group with attitudes relatively centered on the patient and the third, with averages greater than 5.00 establishes the group with attitudes totally centered on the patient. When analyzing the numbers obtained, it is clear that there is still a portion of teachers who have attitudes centered on doctors. There is still much to be done in order to allow the patient to move from object to subject in medical practice, and this requires significant changes in the way of teaching and practicing medicine. It is concluded that this study has some limitations, one of which is the reduced sample, another limitation refers to the use of the translated scale, which may have interfered with some responses, generating a wrong interpretation.   Keywords: Education, Medical. Faculty, Medical. Physician-Patient Relation. Patient-Centered Care.  


2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-74
Author(s):  
Darren Gosal ◽  
Yeremias Jena

Empathy is one of the virtues that should be owned by health care providers. In the doctor– patient relationship, empathy enables health care providers to win not only the confidence of the patients, but also assisting them to accept their state of illness and disease. As to the fact that medical students have a high knowledge of empathy in line with the study periods, empathic relation is often absent in doctor–patient relationship. This study is intended to look at the relationship between the length of studies and the knowledge of empathy. This cross- sectional study applied Baron-Cohen Empathy Quotient to collect data from 98 respondents at Atma Jaya School of Medicine, Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia, academic years of 2013 (third year) and 2015 (the first year). The study revealed that 49 respondents have a higher level of empathy knowledge and 49 others at the lower one. Among the higher knowledge of empathy, 73.47% (n=36) had lower knowledge of empathy compared to 26.53% (n=13) at the higher one. Among the lower knowledge of empathy, 91.84% (n=45) had lower knowledge of knowledge compared to 8.16% (n=4) at the higher one. A total of 76.47% respondents with a higher knowledge of empathy (n=17) were the third year students (academic year 2013), whereas the 23.52% are the first year students (academic year 2015). This study has proven the relation between the length studies (academic years) with the knowledge level of empathy.


2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 237437352110076
Author(s):  
Mariko L Carey ◽  
Megumi Uchida ◽  
Alison C Zucca ◽  
Toru Okuyama ◽  
Tatsuo Akechi ◽  
...  

There have been few international comparisons of patient-centered cancer care delivery. This study aimed to compare the experiences of patient-centered care (PCC) of Japanese and Australian radiation oncology patients. Participants were adults with cancer attending a radiotherapy appointment at a Japanese or Australian clinic. Participants completed a survey asking about 10 indicators of PCC. Overall, 259 Japanese and 285 Australian patients participated. Compared with Japanese participants, Australian participants were significantly more likely to report receiving information about: what the treatment is, and the short-term and long-term side effects of treatment. A higher proportion of Australian participants reported being asked whether they wanted a friend or family member present at the consultation. There were no differences in the frequency with which Japanese and Australian participants were asked by their clinicians about whether they were experiencing physical side effects or emotional distress. International differences highlight the (1) need to exercise caution when generalizing from one country to another; and (2) the importance of context in understanding PCC delivery and the subsequent design of quality improvement interventions.


2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (S1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed M. Fothan ◽  
Abdulaziz M. Eshaq ◽  
Ahmed Abu‐Zaid ◽  
Abdulrahman M. Bakather ◽  
Abdulhadi AlAmoudi

Author(s):  
Remya Raj Rajamohanan ◽  
Manjiri Phansalkar ◽  
Sheela Kuruvila

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> Modern day medicine is full of ethical challenges. A structured training in ethics can help doctors in choosing the best course of action during an ethical dilemma. It will be interesting to explore the knowledge and aptitude regarding bioethics in medical students who are already undergoing structured modules on humanities.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> A cross-sectional study was done involving final year part I, final year part II medical students and interns using a validated semi-structured self-administered questionnaire. Questions were predominantly about doctor patient relationship which could be assessed using Likert scale.<strong></strong></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> Acceptable response of over 70% was seen only in response to two questions, both on respect for person. Majority of students did not have a clear concept about consent, privacy and confidentiality. However, most of them gave acceptable response to respecting patient and his wishes. There were many fence sitters in response to the questions regarding paternalistic attitude of doctors and physician autonomy. Majority of students did not give acceptable response in questions pertaining to beneficence and justice. No significant difference was seen between the various phases of medical education.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusions:</strong> The students were not clear about most aspects of doctor patient relationship like physician autonomy, confidentiality and consent. We need to revamp our teaching to increase understanding of ethics among our medical students.</p>


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