Evaluation of the effect of a communication skills course on medical students' attitude towards patient-centered care: a prospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aims to examine whether a communication skills course (Early Clinical Exposure-ECE) might support shaping medical students' attitudes towards patient-centered care at Taibah University, Saudi Arabia. Attitudes were measured before and after the course using the Patient Practitioner Orientation Scale (PPOS), which assesses students' orientation towards patient-centeredness.

Methods

This prospective observational study collected data at two points: the start of year two and the start of year four from the same cohort. The PPOS, divided into the sharing subscale (physician shares information, power, and control with the patient) and the caring subscale (physician considers the patient's emotions, preferences, and expectations), was used to evaluate student

SUBMITTER: Mohamed KG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11636530 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature