Medical students’ attitudes towards patient-centered care, Fayoum Medical School, Egypt

Figures & data

Figure 1. Box plot of total PPOS for the entire sample & grades

Table 1. Distribution of patient-centeredness scores of participants by grade (N = 437)

Grades	N (%)	Mean (SD)
		Sharing Score	Caring score	Total PPOS
Grade (1)	65 (14.4)	2.60 (0.71)	3.42 (0.52)	3.01(0.44)
Grade (2)	39 (8.7)	2.68 (0.79)	3.63(0.78)	3.15(0.62)
Grade (3)	29 (6.4)	2.40 (0.60)	2.96 (0.60)	2.68 (0.49)
Grade (4)	155 (34.4)	2.20 (0.61)	3.01 (0.81)	2.61 (0.59)
Grade (5)	34 (7.6)	2.32 (0.51)	3.55 (0.80)	2.93 (0.50)
Grade (6)	75 (16.7)	2.28 (0.73)	3.20 (1.12)	2.74 (0.83)
Interns	40 (8.9)	2.05 (0.69)	1.88 (0.55)	1.96 (0.40)

Table 2. Relationship between PPOS subscales and grade, gender (N = 437)

Subscale/grade	N	Mean (SD)	P-value	F	95% CI
Sharing subscale
Academic grades	133	2.58(0.72)	0.04*	1.49	2.46–2.71
Clinical grades	264	2.24(0.64)			2.16–2.32
Intern	40	2.05(0.69)			1.83–2.27
Caring subscale
Academic grades	133	3.38(0.66)	0.00*	4.06	3.26–3.49
Clinical grades	264	3.14(0.93)			3.02–3.25
Intern	40	1.88(0.55)			1.70–2.05
Total PPOS
Academic grades	133	2.98(0.53)	0.00*	2.34	2.89–3.07
Clinical grades	264	2.69(0.66)			2.61–2.77
Intern	40	1.96(0.40)			1.83–2.09
Subscale/grade	N	Mean (SD)	P-value	F	95% CI
Sharing subscale
Male	189	2.26(0.66)	0.08	3.04	2.18–2.30
Female	248	2.38(0.71)			2.19–2.31
Caring subscale
Male	189	3.05(0.87)	0.38	0.77	2.93–3.18
Female	248	3.13(0.95)			3.01–3.25
Total PPOS
Male	189	2.66(0.63)	0.13	2.29	2.57–2.75
Female	248	2.75(0.69)			2.67–2.83

Table 3. Multivariate logistic regression analysis for predicting score of total PPOS and subscales (N: 437)

Risk factors	B	P-value	OR	95% CI
Predictors of sharing
Gender (female)	−0.25	0.83	0.78	0.59–1.03
Academic vs. intern	1.21	0.00*	3.36	1.92–5.88
Clinical vs. intern	0.45	0.09	1.56	0.94–2.60
Predictors of caring
Gender (female)	−0.04	0.77	0.97	0.74–1.21
Academic vs. intern	2.07	0.08	0.49	4.64–13.43
Clinical vs. intern	1.71	0.12	5.50	3.37–8.99
Predictors of total PPOS
Gender (female)	−0.22	0.13	0.80	0.60–1.07
Academic vs. intern	2.64	0.00*	14.06	7.06–27.98
Clinical vs. intern	1.81	0.00*	6.12	3.32–11.29