TY - JOUR N2 - O b j e c t i v e s: Patient-centered care (PCC) is associated with better doctor-patient relationships, resulting in a decrease in symptoms, hospitalizations and health costs. However, studies analyzing factors infl uencing patient-centered attitudes show ambiguous results. The purpose was to assess the impact of the Clinical Communication Course (CCC) in Jagiellonian University, Cracow and other factors on Patient-Centered Attitudes (PCA) and Attitude toward Clinical Skills Learning (CSLA). M e t h o d s: We retrospectively compared Polish-speakers (CCC+, n = 160), English-speakers (CCCen+, n = 55) aft er the CCC and upperclassmen Polish-speakers without it (CCC–, n = 122). Validated questionnaires to measure PCA (Leeds Attitude Toward Concordance II and Patient-Practitioner Orientation Scale (PPOS)) and for CSLA (Communication Skills Attitude Scale with negative subscale (CSAS-N)) were used. The higher the scores, the more PCA, and negative CSLA respectively. Students completed questionnaires and answered questions regarding age, sex, motivation to study (coded as humanitarian — MotHUM, financial — MotFIN, combination — MotMIX) and considered specialization — coded as with more human contact (family medicine, psychiatry, pediatrics — SpecHUM) and others (SpecNHUM). Statistics were prepared in R. R e s u l t s: CCC+ scored higher in PPOS (2.91 vs. 2.74; p = 0.003) than CCC– and higher in CSAS-N than CCCen+ (31.22 vs. 28.32; p = 0.004). In CCC+ SpecHUM scored lower than SpecNHUM in PPOS (2.65 vs. 2.94, p = 0.012). MotFIN scored higher then MotMIX in PPOS (3.01 vs. 2.7, p = 0.036). Correlations were statistically significant. C o n c l u s i o n: CCC improved PCA in CCC+. Th ey showed more negative CSLA than CCCen+. Among CCC+, surprisingly, SpecNHUM presented more PCA than SpecHUM as well as MotFIN compared to MotMIX. L1 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/112061/PDF/FMC%202-19%209-Pers.pdf L2 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/112061 PY - 2019 IS - No 2 EP - 92 DO - 10.24425/fmc.2019.128457 KW - patient-centeredness KW - patient-centered care KW - clinical communication KW - clinical communication course KW - communication skills training KW - communication skills A1 - Pers, Michał A1 - Górski, Stanisław A1 - Stalmach-Przygoda, Agata A1 - Balcerzak, Łukasz A1 - Szopa, Magdalena A1 - Karabinowska, Aleksandra A1 - Świerszcz, Jolanta A1 - Perera, Ian A1 - Cebula, Grzegorz PB - Oddział PAN w Krakowie; Uniwersytet Jagielloński – Collegium Medicum VL - vol. 59 DA - 2019.10.23 T1 - Clinical communication course and other factors affecting patient-centered attitudes among medical students SP - 81 UR - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/112061 T2 - Folia Medica Cracoviensia ER -