Measuring attitudes of doctors: the doctor‐patient (DP) rating

Summary. An attitude scale was devised to discriminate between the extremes of doctor‐centred, disease‐oriented as opposed to patient‐centred, problem‐oriented (the DP scale). Four groups of subjects (214 in all) were tested with a Likert‐type questionnaire based on this scale. Significant differences in attitude between the groups were found. Educational implications are discussed.

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