title: Professionalism in residents of physical medicine and rehabilitation in Iran.
abstract: Professionalism is the foundation of trust on which the doctor-patient relationship is built. This study was performed to measure professionalism in Iranian physical medicine and rehabilitation residents as a baseline assessment tool for future studies. This was a descriptive study. The Persian version of the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) questionnaire was distributed among all the second and third-year residents of the medical state universities of Iran (n=43). Data were summarized as mean (SD), and independent samples t-test was used for comparison of means between genders, and also between the second and third-year residents. Forty questionnaires were analyzed. The mean (± SD) age of respondents was 29.95 (± 2.37) years. The mean score (SD) for the overall score was 115.15 (± 17.36) out of 150, and the mean score (± SD) for all items was 7.67 (± 1.15) out of 10. The respondents averaged 5.88 (± 1.69) for items forming the 'excellence' factor, 7.98 (± 1.48) for items in 'altruism/respect' and 8.92 (± 1.26) for items in the 'honor/integrity' subscale. These data may serve as a baseline for future research in this field. The lowest score pertained to excellence, which needs more focus in future studies.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Firouzgar Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;
authors.forename: Tannaz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ahadi
authors.affiliation: Clinical Research Unit, Shahid Beheshti Hospital, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran;
authors.forename: Elaheh
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mianehsaz
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Firouzgar Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;
authors.forename: Gholamreza
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Raissi
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran;
authors.forename: Seyed Alireza
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Moraveji
authors.affiliation: Medical Student, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Vahid
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sharifi
keywords: ABIM questionnaire; physical medicine and rehabilitation; professionalism
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