19 March 2025 : Clinical Research
Evaluation of Attitudes to Learning Doctor-Patient Communication Skills in 427 Postgraduate Doctors Using the Communication Skills Attitude Scale (CSAS) Questionnaire
Agnieszka Pochrzęst-Motyczyńska
ABCDEF 1, Janusz Ostrowski ADEF 1, Dorota Sys ABCD 2, Jarosław Pinkas ADEF 1, Urszula Religioni ADEF 1*
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.947276
Med Sci Monit 2025; 31:e947276
Table 1 Positive Attitude Scale score according to sociodemographic and professional variables.
| Mean | SD | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Female | 52.53 | 8.65 | |
| Male | 50.65 | 9.74 | ||
| Age | Up to 30 years | 51.49 | 8.60 | 0.129 |
| 31–40 years | 51.92 | 9.80 | ||
| 41–50 years | 55.78 | 6.48 | ||
| Over 50 years old | 52.93 | 10.62 | ||
| Marital status | Single | 50.42 | 9.47 | |
| Separated/divorced | 58.00 | 6.08 | ||
| Marriage/partnership | 52.67 | 8.70 | ||
| Residence | Very large city (over 500 000 inhabitants) | 51.59 | 8.29 | 0.768 |
| Large city (101 000–500 000 inhabitants) | 52.02 | 10.79 | ||
| Small town (up to 100 000 inhabitants) | 52.85 | 7.80 | ||
| Village | 51.46 | 6.67 | ||
| Professional experience | Up to 5 years | 51.63 | 8.87 | 0.124 |
| 5–10 years | 51.05 | 10.84 | ||
| 11–20 years | 54.06 | 6.73 | ||
| Up to 20 years | 54.68 | 7.67 | ||
| Primary health care | No | 51.68 | 8.83 | 0.249 |
| Yes | 52.87 | 9.63 | ||
| Outpatient specialist care | No | 51.98 | 9.08 | 0.894 |
| Yes | 51.80 | 8.67 | ||
| Hospital emergency department | No | 51.90 | 9.05 | 0.701 |
| Yes | 52.49 | 8.81 | ||
| Hospital | No | 52.67 | 10.08 | 0.402 |
| Yes | 51.77 | 8.73 | ||
| Workplace | Very large city (over 500 000 inhabitants) | 51.25 | 8.15 | 0.484 |
| Large city (101 000–500 000 inhabitants) | 52.54 | 9.28 | ||
| Small town (up to 100 000 inhabitants) | 52.64 | 8.58 | ||
| Village | 53.67 | 6.66 |