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Table 4 The Self-Efficacy in Patient Centeredness Questionnaire (SEPCQ-27). Factor inter-correlations and correlations with age, course-related motivation to learn (CRMTL), course-related self-efficacy (CRSE), social desirability (MCSD-12), and age and years of experience (physicians)

From: The self-efficacy in patient-centeredness questionnaire – a new measure of medical student and physician confidence in exhibiting patient-centered behaviors

 

SEPCQ - factor 1

SEPCQ - factor 2

SEPCQ - factor 3

SEPCQ-27 total

 

Medical students

Phys.

Medical students

Phys.

Medical students

Phys.

Medical students

Phys.

Sample

2Aa

3 + 4

5

2Aa

3 + 4

5

2Aa

3 + 4

5

2Aa

3 + 4

5

SEPCQ-Factor 2

0.60**

0.59**

0.65**

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

SEPCQ- Factor 3

0.54**

0.55**

0.52**

0.50**

0.58**

0.74**

-

-

-

-

-

-

SEPCQ-27 Total

0.86**

0.85**

0.84**

0.86**

0.88**

0.92**

0.78**

0.80**

0.84**

-

-

-

CRMTLb

0.53**

-

-

0.21

-

-

0.40**

-

-

0.49**

-

-

CRSEb

0.55**

-

-

0.34**

-

-

0.46**

-

-

0.58**

-

-

MSWBI

−0.14**

-

-

−0.18**

-

-

−0.25**

-

-

−0.22**

-

-

MCSD-12

-

0.27** -

-

-

0.06

-

-

0.20** -

-

-

0.20** -

-

Agec

0.07

0.15*

0.14

0.08

0.17**

0.36**

0.16**

0.21**

0.49**

0.12*

0.18**

0.36**

Experience (yrs)

-

-

0.20*

-

-

0.40**

-

-

0.50**

-

-

0.36**

Age (yrs) (Adjusted for experience)d

-

-

−0.09

-

-

−0.01

-

-

0.09

-

-

−0.01

Experience (yrs) (Age adjusted)d

-

-

0.17

-

-

0.19

-

-

0.16

-

-

0.41**

  1. SEPCQ-Factor 1: Exploring the patient perspective; SEPCQ-Factor 2: Sharing information and power; SEPCQ-Factor 3: Dealing with communicative challenges; MCSD-12: Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale, 12-item short version; CRMTL: Course-Related Motivation to Learn; CRSE: Course-Related Self-Efficacy; MSWBI: Medical Student Well-Being Index
  2. a)Correlations for Sample 2A (N = 463) calculated with recoded (0–4) response categories to increase comparability with Sample 3 + 4 (N = 291)
  3. b)CRMTL, CRSE: Results only for 8th semester students prior to taking the course in communication and peer-supervision
  4. c)Wider age distribution in Sample 3 + 4 than 2A
  5. d)Partial correlations
  6. *)p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01