Lauren A Grieco, Esbelle M Jowers, Vanessa L Errisuriz, John B Bartholomew
Physically active vs. sedentary academic lessons: A dose response study for elementary student time on task
Preventive medicine
revise improve existing scale measure health practitioners attitudes partnership medicine taking ascertain views medical students nursing students preregistration pharmacists concordance traditional model practitionerpatient interaction incorporates practitionercentred approach focusing disease rather patient philosophy concordance partnership medicinetaking puts patient centre interaction patient interacting reciprocally practitioner leeds attitude concordance latcon scale developed 2001 assess practitioners patients attitudes concordance however thinking concordance developed since present study aimed revise scale ensure reflected current thinking also increase reliability validity pool potential items developed sent three subject experts opinion attitudinal likert scale 31 items developed completion followed statistical item reduction 20 items shorter scale completed participants 46 weeks later study set university uk participants 183 medical students nursing students preregistration pharmacists study derived 20 item scale including five negativelyworded items good levels internal testretest reliability factor analysis suggested five main factors statistically significant difference attitudes found student nurses medical students student nurses preregistration pharmacists student nurses agreement concordant approach overall participants agreement concordant approach medicine taking uk national health service advocates partnership medical care encouraging practitioners patients work introduce increased awareness patients perspective practitioners impact practice remains unclear education skills teaching must continue benefits concordant approach seen latcon scale could play useful role education training research assessing movement towards new approach