The Use of Simulated Patients Is more Effective than Student Role Playing in Fostering Patient-Centred Attitudes during Communication Skills Training: A Mixed Method Study

Table 1

Characteristics of questionnaires [36–39].

Questionnaire	Measured attitude	Number of items	Scoring	Score range	Example of item
LATCon II	Attitude toward concordance	20	4-point Likert scale: strongly agree to strongly disagree	0-36 (Sum)	Prescribing should take account of patients’ expectations of treatment
PPOS-S	Attitude toward sharing information and decision-making process with the patient	9	6-point Likert scale: strongly disagree to strongly agree	1-6 (Mean)	The doctor is the one who should decide what gets talked about during a visit.
PPOS-C	Attitude toward enhancing the doctor-patient relationship and toward knowing the patient’s psychosocial background	9		1-6 (Mean)	Although health care is less personal these days, this is a small price to pay for medical advances.
PPOS	Combination of PPOS-S and PPOS-C	18		1-6 (Mean)
CSAS-P	Positive attitudes toward communication skills learning	13	5-point Likert scale: strongly disagree to strongly agree	13-65 (Sum)	In order to be a good doctor, I must have good communication skills
CSAS-N	Negative attitudes toward communication skills learning	13	5-point Likert scale: strongly disagree to strongly agree	13-65 (Sum)	I cannot see the point in learning communication skills