Table 3 Patients questionnaire: responses to specific statements in the waiting room (n = 508) and after consultation (n = 346)
From: Patient and preceptor attitudes towards teaching medical students in General Practice
If a medical student is present during the consultation I would state as follows: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | NA | x 2(1 df) | ||
1. The student interferes (WR) / interfered (AC) with my relationship to my doctor. § | WR | 15(3%) | 480(94.5%) | 13(2.6%) | 4.77 |
AC | 2(0.6%) | 334(96.5%) | 10(2.9%) | p = 0.029* | |
2. My problem is /was too personal. § | WR | 42(8.3%) | 444(87.4%) | 22(4.3%) | 15.45 |
AC | 6(1.7%) | 327(94.5%) | 13(3.8%) | p < 0.001*** | |
3. I would prefer/have preferred to see my doctor alone. § | WR | 61(12%) | 416(81.9%) | 31(6.1%) | 5.16 |
AC | 25(7.2%) | 307(88.7%) | 14(9.0%) | p = 0.023* | |
4. I prefer/would have preferred to be examined alone. § | WR | 68(13.4%) | 419(82.5%) | 21(4.1%) | 15.45 |
AC | 17(4.9%) | 313(90.5%) | 16(4.6%) | p < 0.001*** | |
5. The confidentiality seems/seemed compromised. § | WR | 21(4.1%) | 466(91.7%) | 21(4.1%) | 3.06 |
AC | 6(1.7%) | 323(93.4%) | 17(4.9%) | p = 0.08 | |
6. My doctor spends/spent more time | WR | 245(48.2%) | 201(39.6%) | 62(12.2%) | 7.22 |
AC | 131(37.9%) | 163(47.1%) | 52(15.0%) | p = 0.007** | |
7. My visit to the doctor takes/took longer. | WR | 74(14.6%) | 399(78.5%) | 35(6.9%) | 0.589 |
AC | 57(16.5%) | 265(76.6%) | 24(6.9%) | p = 0.4428 | |
8. Doctors’ explanations to the student help/helped me too. | WR | 413(81.3%) | 65(12.8%) | 30(5.9%) | 37.9 |
AC | 193(55.8%) | 93(26.9%) | 60(17.3%) | p < 0.001*** | |
9. Doctors who teach are medically up to date. | WR | 452(89%) | 31(6.1%) | 25(4.9%) | 4.25 |
AC | 263(76.0%) | 32(9.2%) | 51(14.7%) | p = 0.039* | |
10. Teaching in practice is helpful for medical students. | WR | 483(95.1%) | 14(2.8%) | 11(2.2%) | 2.97 |
AC | 314(90.8%) | 18(5.2%) | 14.0(4%) | p = 0.085 | |