J Korean Neuropsychiatr Assoc.  2002 Mar;41(2):290-297.

Patient-Centeredness in Faculties, Residents and Medical Students

• Sohn IK
• Lee JH
• Cho IH
• Nam BW
• Park KU
• Lee KH
• Sakong JK
• Song CJ

Abstract

INTRODUCTION
The nature of doctor-patient relationship has changed. We performed this study to investigate the patient centeredness and influencing variables in medical faculties, residents and medical students. METHOD: The subjects were 56 medical students, 62 residents and 103 faculties in university and general hospitals. The sociodemographic data, frequency of receiving doctor-patient relationship lectures, the job satisfaction scale (JS), the patient practitioner orientation scale (PPOS), the authoritarian personality scale (AP) were items assessed. RESULT: The AP were inversely correlated with total scores of the PPOS in medical students, residents, and faculties. The scores of JS were correlated with total scores, and the care subscale of the PPOS in medical students. The group received doctor-patient relationship lecture showed higher scores of the PPOS than unexposed group. Female faculties showed higher scores of the care subscale of the PPOS than male counterparts. The scores of care subscale of the PPOS of the women doctors who have children were higher than those who do not have children.
CONCLUSION
The authoritarian personality trait is correlated with the doctor/disease centeredness in medical students and doctors. The experience of learning about doctor-patient relationship is positively related to the patient centeredness. The job satisfaction, sex, and children bearing may be correlated with the patient centeredness under the certain circumstances.

Keyword

Doctor-patient relationship; Patient centeredness; Authoritarian personality; Physician's preference; Problem solving decision making scale; Patient practitioner orientation scale.

MeSH Terms

Child
Faculty, Medical
Female
Hospitals, General
Humans
Job Satisfaction
Learning
Lectures
Male
Students, Medical*