Do medical students like communication? Validation of the German CSAS (Communication Skills Attitude Scale)
Objectives: Attitudes towards communication skills of medical undergraduates can be gathered using the Communication Skills Attitude Scale (CSAS). We aimed to develop a German version of the CSAS (CSAS-G) in order to explore attitudes towards communication skills in a German cohort. Additionally the...
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doaj-69c3e8e9902d4f1f8e0cfd7bd24d29062020-11-25T02:21:15ZdeuGerman Medical Science GMS Publishing HouseGMS Zeitschrift für Medizinische Ausbildung1860-35722015-02-01321Doc1110.3205/zma000953Do medical students like communication? Validation of the German CSAS (Communication Skills Attitude Scale)Busch, Anne-Kathrin0Rockenbauch, Katrin1Schmutzer, Gabriele2Brähler, Elmar3University Hospital Leipzig, Department of Psychic Health, Division for Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, Leipzig, GermanyUniversity Hospital Leipzig, Department of Psychic Health, Division for Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, Leipzig, GermanyUniversity Hospital Leipzig, Department of Psychic Health, Division for Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, Leipzig, GermanyUniversity Hospital Leipzig, Department of Psychic Health, Division for Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, Leipzig, GermanyObjectives: Attitudes towards communication skills of medical undergraduates can be gathered using the Communication Skills Attitude Scale (CSAS). We aimed to develop a German version of the CSAS (CSAS-G) in order to explore attitudes towards communication skills in a German cohort. Additionally the potential influence of demographic factors was examined.Methods: We realized the CSAS-G and conducted a survey with 529 participants from 3 different years of study. We then carried out an explorative as well as confirmatory factor analysis and compared the attitudinal scores. Multiple regression analysis was performed.Results: The confirmatory analysis confirmed the two-subscale system revealed by the explorative factor analysis. Students indicate low levels of negative attitudes and moderate levels of positive attitudes. Attitudinal scores differ significantly in relation to gender.Conclusion: The CSAS-G can be used in German cohorts to evaluate attitudes towards communication skills. Medical students in our study show basically a positive approach. Further investigation is necessary to explore and understand attitudes towards communication skills of German medical students.http://www.egms.de/static/en/journals/zma/2015-32/zma000953.shtmlcommunicationmedical educationundergraduateattitude of health personnel |
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Busch, Anne-Kathrin Rockenbauch, Katrin Schmutzer, Gabriele Brähler, Elmar Do medical students like communication? Validation of the German CSAS (Communication Skills Attitude Scale) GMS Zeitschrift für Medizinische Ausbildung communication medical education undergraduate attitude of health personnel |
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Do medical students like communication? Validation of the German CSAS (Communication Skills Attitude Scale) |
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Do medical students like communication? Validation of the German CSAS (Communication Skills Attitude Scale) |
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GMS Zeitschrift für Medizinische Ausbildung |
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Objectives: Attitudes towards communication skills of medical undergraduates can be gathered using the Communication Skills Attitude Scale (CSAS). We aimed to develop a German version of the CSAS (CSAS-G) in order to explore attitudes towards communication skills in a German cohort. Additionally the potential influence of demographic factors was examined.Methods: We realized the CSAS-G and conducted a survey with 529 participants from 3 different years of study. We then carried out an explorative as well as confirmatory factor analysis and compared the attitudinal scores. Multiple regression analysis was performed.Results: The confirmatory analysis confirmed the two-subscale system revealed by the explorative factor analysis. Students indicate low levels of negative attitudes and moderate levels of positive attitudes. Attitudinal scores differ significantly in relation to gender.Conclusion: The CSAS-G can be used in German cohorts to evaluate attitudes towards communication skills. Medical students in our study show basically a positive approach. Further investigation is necessary to explore and understand attitudes towards communication skills of German medical students. |
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