From: Patient attitudes towards medical students at Damascus University teaching hospitals
Item | Al Assad University Hospital (100) No (%) | Maternity University Hospital (125) No (%) | Al Mouassat University Hospital (175) No (%) | All patients (400) No (%) |
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Do you approve the existence of medical students during clinical encounter? * | ||||
Yes | 82 (82.8) | 70 (56) | 118 (67.8) | 270 (67.8) |
No | 4 (4) | 32 (25.6) | 23 (13.2) | 59 (14.8) |
Does not matter | 13 (13.1) | 23 (18.4) | 33 (19) | 69 (17.3) |
Do you feel comfortable in the existence of medical students? * | ||||
Yes | 68 (70.1) | 64 (51.2) | 99 (56.6) | 231 (58.2) |
No | 5 (5.2) | 11 (8.8) | 25 (14.3) | 41 (10.3) |
Does not matter | 24 (24.7) | 50 (40.0) | 51 (29.1) | 125 (31.5) |
Do you approve being examined by medical students under supervision? * | ||||
Yes | 96 (96) | 91 (72.8) | 139 (79.4) | 326 (81.5) |
No | 3 (3) | 30 (24) | 29 (16.6) | 62 (15.5) |
Does not matter | 1 (1) | 4 (3.2) | 7 (4) | 12 (3) |
Do you approve being examined by medical students in the absence of supervision? * | ||||
Yes | 47 (47) | 27 (21.6) | 86 (49.7) | 160 (40.2) |
No | 44 (44) | 94 (75.2) | 79 (45.7) | 217 (54.5) |
Does not matter | 9 (9) | 4 (3.2) | 8 (4.6) | 21 (5.3) |
Do you approve having your clinical case discussed in front of you by clinical staff and medical students? | ||||
Yes | 89 (90.8) | 113 (91.9) | 145 (83.3) | 347 (87.8) |
No | 8 (8.2) | 9 (7.3) | 27 (15.5) | 44 (11.1) |
Does not matter | 1 (1) | 1 (0.8) | 2 (1.1) | 4 (1) |
Does the part of your body to be examined affects your approval of involving a medical student in the clinical exam? ‡ | ||||
Yes | 30 (30.6) | 104 (83.9) | 46 (27.1) | 180 (45.9) |
No | 59 (60.2) | 14 (11.3) | 92 (54.1) | 165 (42.1) |
Does not matter | 9 (9.2) | 6 (4.8) | 32 (18.8) | 47 (12) |
Do you think that you have the right to approve or disapprove the existence of medical students during the clinical encounter? * ‡ | ||||
Yes | 19 (19.2) | 45 (36) | 77 (44) | 141 (35.5) |
No | 56 (56.6) | 50 (40) | 62 (35.4) | 168 (42.1) |
Does not know | 24 (24.2) | 30 (24) | 36 (20.6) | 90 (22.6) |