Measurement of psychosocial attitudes in medical students

Dornbush, Rhea L.; Singer, Paul R.; Brownstein, E J; Freedman, Amy

doi:10.1097/00001888-198401000-00011

Cited by 6 publications

(6 citation statements)

References 0 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Comparison of Australian with American (Dornbush et al 1984) and Canadian (Streit 1980) first‐year medical students’ scores on the ATSIM survey reveals a similar range on most scales, although American students appear to be more conservative with respect to paramedical medical cooperation, government role and general liberalism (Table 5).…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Attitudes to social issues in medicine: a comparison of first-year medical students with first-year students in non-medical faculties

Ewan¹

1987

Medical Education

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The emphasis on academic achievement in medical student selection has given rise to the fear that students entering medicine may comprise a homogeneous group with tendencies towards academic and scientific pursuits rather than humanistic and person-oriented health care. The Attitudes to Social Issues in Medicine (ATSIM) scale was administered to first-year Australian medical students and first-year students in other faculties including students with significantly lower academic performance measured by high school examination scores. The medical student group was found to be less conservative towards general social issues than students enrolled in commerce and science faculties and scored equally with arts students. Greater conservatism was, however, apparent in those areas which most closely affect the doctor's role. Medical students were less positive than other student groups in their attitudes towards increased government control of the medical profession, the contribution of allied health professionals and the importance of social aspects of illness. On attitudes to issues such as prevention and doctor-patient relationships which do not challenge the knowledge base or traditional role and status of the medical profession, however, medical students demonstrate equal or greater concern compared with other student groups.

show abstract

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Attitudes to social issues in medicine: a comparison of first-year medical students with first-year students in non-medical faculties

Ewan¹

1987

Medical Education

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Revised version of a scale ''originally developed to measure the attitudes of medical students toward physician empathy'' [144]. The Likert-type items are answered on a seven-point scale (1 = strongly disagree, 7 = strongly agree Hogan's Empathy Scale [58,104,107,111,134,141,142,150,151,155,[193][194][195][196][197][198][199] Self-report through 64 items, responded to on a true/false basis. The items were selected -through a rather complex procedure where some psychologists' conceptions of a highly empathic man and the definition below were cornerstones -from the California Psychological Empathy is defined as the intellectual or imaginative apprehension of another's condition or state of mind without actually experiencing that person's feelings [195] Not explicitly described, but emotions are not explicitly mentioned in the definition of empathy…”

Section: Self-report Measuresmentioning

confidence: 99%

Empirical research on empathy in medicine—A critical review

Pedersen

2009

Patient Education and Counseling

247

202

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

“…Interestingly, previous research on medical students has documented a similar finding. 19 It may be that doctors view this area as a challenge to the authority of the medical profession. The general practitioners in our study were only in mild agreement with aspects of community medicine relating to social justice, identifying and evaluating patient problems, the impact of social factors on disease, and the importance of holistic care.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Attitudes of doctors toward community medicine: Differences between graduates from innovative and traditional medical schools

Rolfe¹,

Pearson²,

Barnsley³

1996

Teaching and Learning in Medicine

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background: As the importance of community medicine in undergraduate medical curricula is increasingly emphasized, it is important to measure the long-term impact of these courses on graduates' attitudes towards community medicine. Purpose: To compare the attitudes of general practitioners from a community-oriented medical school with those from a traditional undergraduate background. Methods: We developed a valid and reliable 35 item questionnaire assessing six key areas of community medicine. Results: We found general practitioners from the community-oriented medical school had more positive attitudes towards community medicine overall, and towards holistic and collaborative care. General practitioners, who were younger and female, had more positive attitudes on some dimensions. Conclusions: This study provides some evidence to support the notion that medical educators have the potential to reinforce, or shape, the attitudes that students bring to medical school.

show abstract

Measurement of psychosocial attitudes in medical students

Cited by 6 publications

References 0 publications

Attitudes to social issues in medicine: a comparison of first-year medical students with first-year students in non-medical faculties

Attitudes to social issues in medicine: a comparison of first-year medical students with first-year students in non-medical faculties

Empirical research on empathy in medicine—A critical review

Attitudes of doctors toward community medicine: Differences between graduates from innovative and traditional medical schools

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About