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Amal Alomran,1,2,* Nada Alyousefi1,2,* 1Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 2Department of Family and Community Medicine, King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Amal Alomran, Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11362, Saudi Arabia, Tel +966114670836, Email amal9alomran@gmail.comObjective: The interaction between physicians and patients is essential in clinical practice. Patient-centered care (PCC) is becoming popular in healthcare and provides an approach to deliver high-quality healthcare to yield positive clinical outcomes. This study explores family medicine residentsâ attitudes toward the physicianâpatient relationship and patient-centered care and the possible influence of demographic characteristics, level of training, school of graduation, and previous training.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among family medicine residents in Riyadh. They were invited to enroll in a web-based survey that includes demographic data, training details, and the âPatient Practitioner Orientation Scale (PPOS).â.Results: A total of 114 family medicine residents completed the survey. There were 68 (59.6%) males and 46 (40.4%) female residents. The overall PPOS was 4.23 ± 0.53. The mean score for sharing domain was 3.97 ± 0.66. The caring domain scored 4.49 ± 0.57. No correlations were found between the residentsâ demographic data and other included variables, and the means of sharing domain, caring domain, and overall score.Conclusion: Family medicine residents were found to have positive attitudes toward patient-centeredness. Integrating patient-centered training early in the curriculum can improve healthcare studentsâ and traineesâ attitudes toward patient-centered care. Future research can explore the possible interventions in systematic assessment and training programs that can improve PCP.Keywords: physicianâpatient relations, medical residency, patient-centered care, Saudi Arabia |
