Polish adaptation, psychometric properties and validation of Physician's Trust in the Patient Scale (PTPS).

ABSTRACT: Mutual trust is considered one of the critical aspects of building a successful doctor-patient relationship. Albeit patient trust in physicians has been widely explored by researchers, physician trust in patients remains neglected, which is reflected by the lack of existing tools to assess this construct. Therefore, we aimed to validate and adapt Thom's Physician's Trust in the Patient Scale (PTPS) in Polish. We conducted a survey-based study among 307 medical doctors. To determine the factor structure of the scale, both exploratory (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were performed. The two-factor solution was established for the scale in accordance with the original version. To determine the internal reliability and consistency of the scale, we measured Cronbach's alpha, correct

SUBMITTER: Blaszyk MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11310218 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature