[German translation and construct validation of the Patient-Provider-Orientation Scale (PPOS-D12)]

Claudia Kiessling; Götz Fabry; Martin Rudolf Fischer; Claudia Steiner; Wolf A Langewitz

doi:10.1055/s-0033-1341455

[German translation and construct validation of the Patient-Provider-Orientation Scale (PPOS-D12)]

Psychother Psychosom Med Psychol. 2014 Mar;64(3-4):122-7. doi: 10.1055/s-0033-1341455. Epub 2013 Apr 19.

[Article in German]

Authors

Claudia Kiessling¹, Götz Fabry², Martin Rudolf Fischer¹, Claudia Steiner³, Wolf A Langewitz³

Affiliations

¹ Lehrstuhl für Didaktik und Ausbildungsforschung in der Medizin, Klinikum der Universität München.
² Abteilung für Medizinische Psychologie und Soziologie, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Freiburg.
³ Psychosomatik, Innere Medizin, Universitätsspital Basel, Basel, Schweiz.

PMID: 23606403
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1341455

Abstract

The aim was to translate the Patient-Provider Orientation Scale (PPOS) into German and to assess the degree of medical students' patient-centeredness in 2 student samples in Freiburg (GER) and in Basel (CH). The German translation of PPOS was administered to 259 medical students in Freiburg and to 137 medical students in Basel. Construct validity was tested using factor analysis. Based on factor analysis and tests of internal consistency, a shortened version with 6 items for each of the 2 subscales "sharing" and "caring" was generated (PPOS-D12). PPOS D12 is a reliable instrument to assess patient-centeredness among medical students in German-speaking countries.

Publication types

Validation Study

MeSH terms

Adult
Female
Germany
Health Personnel / statistics & numerical data*
Humans
Language
Male
Patient-Centered Care
Professional-Patient Relations*
Reproducibility of Results
Students, Medical
Surveys and Questionnaires
Young Adult