Perceptions of patients and medical students towards each other in the setting of patient care—a South African perspective

Menezes, Colin; Dhai, Ames; Tshabalala, Nonzwakazi; Mpanya, Dineo; Dickens, Caroline

doi:10.1007/s40670-020-00976-3

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“…Regarding the association between socio-demographic characteristics and the patients' attitudes, age was found to be significantly associated with attitude, as being 56 years old or older was linked with a more positive attitude, which is supported by the finding extracted by Aljoudi et al that young patients did not accept the presence of medical students during their clinical consultation [11]. Gender, educational level, and monthly income were not found to significantly affect the patients' attitudes, and this was contradictory to the findings of the study conducted by Menezes et al, in which educational level significantly influenced the patient's attitude [22]. Additionally, a previous Saudi study in the western region found that females and young patients had negative attitudes regarding the presence of medical students during their clinical consultation [11].…”

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Patients’ Attitudes Toward the Involvement of Medical Students in Their Health Care in the Family Medicine Clinics in the Makkah Region, Saudi Arabia

Alkalash,

Alhashmi Alamer,

Munshi

et al. 2023

Cureus

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Background The medical undergraduates in the College of Medicine at Umm Al-Qura University, Saudi Arabia, are dedicated to undergrad training in family health facilities. Throughout this clinical attachment, students receive instructions in family practice, patient management, communication skills, clinical examination, and history-taking. Objectives This study was conducted to assess patients' attitudes and key contributing variables toward having medical students participate in their health care consultations in family medicine clinics in the Makkah region of Saudi Arabia. Methods A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on a sample of 529 patients who attended family medicine clinics in primary health care settings and were living in the Makkah region. The researchers collected the relevant data during a three-month period (from February 1 to the end of April 2023) by administering a validated, well-structured, self-administered online survey of 24 items on several electronic platforms and analyzing it with SPSS Version 23. Results The mean of their answers on attitude was found to be 41.6 ± 8.51, suggesting a positive attitude of the patients toward the involvement of medical students in their health care. Around 150 (28.4%) of the participants strongly agreed that medical students obtained their histories, and 119 (22.5%) strongly agreed that medical students performed clinical examinations for them. Around 104 (19.7) of the participants strongly agreed and 140 (26.5) perceived that the involvement of medical students in their health care improves doctors’ competence. Being 56 years old or older, widowed, retired, or having chronic diseases were found to be associated with a more positive attitude of the patients toward the involvement of medical students in their health care, with p-values of 0.024, 0.034, 0.009, and 0.005, respectively. Conclusions Patients showed favorable attitudes toward the existence and participation of medical students in their health care in family medicine clinics. The provision of health-related information and the taking of a detailed history were the most notable benefits of medical students’ involvement in patient care, according to most of the patients. Older, widowed, retired, and those with chronic diseases seemed to possess a positive attitude toward the engagement of medical students in their health care in the family medicine clinics.

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