How do Lebanese patients perceive the ideal doctor based on the CanMEDS competency framework?

ABSTRACT:

Background

During their training, Lebanese medical students develop a high medical expertise but are not focusing on other competencies such as communication, collaboration, erudition, professionalism, leadership and health promotion. There is also insufficient data about patients' preference for these skills. This study describes the different weights patients attribute to these physician's competencies.

Methods

This is a cross-sectional study based on a questionnaire distributed to 133 Lebanese patients. It included 15 questions assessing how patients prioritize the physician's competencies, with open-ended questions asking them to define "the good doctor". Krippendorff's alpha coefficient was used to analyze the reliability of the competencies' classification.

Results<

SUBMITTER: Aoun M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6821035 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature