| The patient-physician relationship in surgical students. | |
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PMID: 21056141 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Students may become less adept at developing strong patient-physician relationships during medical school. We evaluated whether students choosing careers in surgery show a similar negative trend. METHODS: Scores from 2 validated measurements of medical personality were compared using repeated-measures analysis of variance. The Patient Provider Orientation Scale (PPOS) assesses whether students are more patient-centered or paternalistic, and the Physician Reaction to Uncertainty Scale (PRUS) measures willingness to disclose uncertainty. RESULTS: From 1998 to 2005, 236 students completed the PPOS and PRUS in the first and third year of medical school. Surgical students remained patient-centered in their first and third year of medical school (mean PPOS, 4.5 vs 4.54, respectively; P < .348). In addition, they became more willing to disclose uncertainty (mean PRUS improved from 25.5 to 23.8; P < .002). CONCLUSIONS: Students choosing careers in surgery maintain or improve upon personality traits that are important for developing strong patient-physician relationships. |
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Authors:
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Courtney J Balentine; Funmi Ayanbule; Paul Haidet; John Rogers; Britta Thompson; Tai Chang; Irwin Horwitz; Ellen Tseng; David H Berger |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: American journal of surgery Volume: 200 ISSN: 1879-1883 ISO Abbreviation: Am. J. Surg. Publication Date: 2010 Nov |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-11-08 Completed Date: 2011-01-04 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0370473 Medline TA: Am J Surg Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 624-7 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Copyright Information:
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Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
Affiliation:
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Michael E DeBakey Veterans Affairs Hospital, Houston, TX, USA. cb131098@bcm.tmc.edu |
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Attitude of Health Personnel* Curriculum Female General Surgery / education*, ethics Humans Male Physician-Patient Relations / ethics* Questionnaires Retrospective Studies Students, Medical / psychology* |
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