Exploring Attitudes toward Communication Skills Training and Their Impact on Patient-Centeredness among Medical Students in Sri Lanka: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 2
Association of CSAS scores with other variables.
PAS mean (SD)
NAS mean (SD)
Learning mean (SD)
Importance mean (SD)
Respect mean (SD)
Gender
Male
3.64 (0.25)
2.25 (0.25)
2.91 (0.25)
3.14 (0.36)
3.76 (0.42)
Female
3.89 (0.33)
2.12 (0.27)
3.05 (0.27)
3.14 (0.37)
4.02 (0.45)
t = 7.27,
t = 4.33,
t = 4.95,
t = 0.097,
t = 5.18,
Year of study
Fourth
3.78 (0.21)
2.15 (0.24)
2.94 (0.24)
3.07 (0.38)
3.93 (0.32)
Fifth
3.80 (0.36)
2.17 (0.28)
3.03 (0.27)
3.16 (0.36)
3.93 (0.49)
t = 0.37,
t = 0.62,
t = 2.54,
t = 1.99,
t = 0.01,
Attended CS training sessions
Yes
3.89 (0.43)
2.15 (0.26)
2.98 (0.26)
3.20 (0.38)
4.15 (0.57)
No
3.79 (0.31)
2.17 (0.27)
3.01 (0.27)
3.13 (0.36)
3.89 (0.43)
t = 2.06,
t = 0.40,
t = 0.66,
t = 1.22,
t = 3.52,
PAS, Positive Attitude Scale; NAS, Negative Attitude Scale; CS, communication skills; CSAS, Communication Skills Attitude Scale; SD, standard deviation.
