Measuring attitudes of doctors: the doctor-patient (DP) rating.
An attitude scale was devised to discriminate between the extremes of doctor-centred, disease-oriented as opposed to patient-centred, problem-oriented (the DP scale). Four groups of subjects (214 in all) were tested with a Likert-type questionnaire based on this scale. Significant differences in attitude between the groups were found. Educational implications are discussed.
de Monchy
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Centre for Medical Education, University of Dundee.
Richardson
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Brown
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Harden
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D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D010820:Physicians; D010821:Physicians, Family; D011581:Psychological Tests; D013337:Students, Medical