Zhiping Zhang, Danfeng Gu, Sujing Li
Effectiveness of Person-Centered Health Education in the General Practice of Geriatric Chronic Disease Care
Alternative therapies in health and medicine
attitudes determine behavior alterations attitude may result behavioral changes medical students would benefit learning communication skills study aimed determine attitude medical students toward importance learning communication skills training courses role contributing crosssectional study 442 medical students three different levels medical training enrolled students first 4 years medical program classified basic sciences physiopathology students fifth sixth years classified clerkship students last three terms medical training classified interns attitude among three groups assessed communication skills attitude scale csas questionnaire contributing factors determined mean total points attitude positive negative aspects 507 309 respectively showing positive attitude toward communication skills among medical students median scores scales important medical content excuse learning overconfidence varied significantly highest lowest respectively gender educational level ethnic origin language family burden paternal literacy history presence communication skills courses selfreport communication skills need learning era showed significant association attitude p 005 may concluded generally medical students positive attitude toward communication skills perspective multifactorial entity programming according various related factors would help attainment additional communication capabilities among medical students