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Dentists attitudes toward patient-centered care and its predictors: a cross-sectional study in South Korea
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- Issue Date
- 2023-02-06
- Publisher
- BMC
- Citation
- BMC Oral Health, 23(1):75
- Keywords
- Patient-centered care ; Patient-centered attitudes ; Empathy ; Dentists ; South Korea
- Abstract
- Background
Patient-centered care (PCC) has been one of medical practices most frequently discussed principles. However, attitudes toward PCC among dentists remain underexplored. This study focuses on examining dentists patient-centered attitudes and investigating their predictors.
Methods
The Patient–Practitioner Orientation Scale which consists of Sharing and Caring subscales was used to assess patient-centered attitudes. The statistical analysis included 217 dentists from South Korea. Hierarchical linear regression analysis was performed to examine the predictors such as sociodemographic aspects, academic factors, work-related factors, and empathy.
Results
A patient-centered attitude of Caring subscale (M = 4.29, SD = 0.56) emerged, but the provider-centered attitude was higher in Sharing subscale (M = 3.40, SD = 0.48). Work year, academic track, and empathy were associated significantly with an overall caring aspect of patient-centered attitude, while the gender effect remained insignificant. Empathy had a critical and significant impact on the patient-centered attitude.
Conclusions
Efforts to enhance patient-centeredness in Sharing are needed; post-graduate education and transition to a more patient-centered health system are recommended. Moreover, empathy still matters as it was found to be a significant predictor of patient-centered attitudes. The findings of this study support the need for efforts to enhance patient-centered attitudes among dentists, which will help generate discussion on improving the curriculum of post-graduate education and health system reform.
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- English
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