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Factors associated with trust in primary care doctors among university students in Cyberjaya
Eer Jun Jie1, Wan Ahmad Haziq bin Wan Ahmad Hazim2, Annisa Binti Aminuddin3, Fatin Nurul Izzati Binti Aslan4, Sara Idris5.
Introduction: Trust is essential in all patient-physician relationships as trust allows a patient to voluntarily share their information wholeheartedly with the doctor, thus improving the patient’s management and quality care plan. Hence, the aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence of trust and the factors associated with it among undergraduate students. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among undergraduate students of the University of Cyberjaya (UoC), Cyberjaya, Selangor from 4 different faculties. Respondents were selected through a random sampling method and data has been collected through an online form using validated questionnaires which consists of sociodemographic data, Trust In Physician Scale, and an open short answer question themed on reasons influencing trust towards doctors. Results: The result showed that 92.3% of students believed in primary care doctors. The highest prevalence of trust towards primary care doctors are among females (93.1%), 21-years-old and above (93.2%), Year 1 and 2 (94.6%), Muslim (94.6%), and Malay (94.6%) students. Moreover, a list of factors contributing to trust towards primary care doctors were collected, and the highest factor was communication skills (21.3%). Conclusion: There were no statistically significant factors associated with trust towards primary care doctors among students in the University of Cyberjaya. A majority (92.3%) of the respondents trust their primary care doctors and the biggest reason that contributed to it was communication skills.
Affiliation:
- University of Cyberjaya (UOC) Persiaran Bestari, Cyber 11, 63000 Cyberjaya, Selangor, Malaysia
- University of Cyberjaya (UOC) Persiaran Bestari, Cyber 11, 63000 Cyberjaya, Selangor, Malaysia
- University of Cyberjaya (UOC) Persiaran Bestari, Cyber 11, 63000 Cyberjaya, Selangor, Malaysia
- University of Cyberjaya (UOC) Persiaran Bestari, Cyber 11, 63000 Cyberjaya, Selangor, Malaysia
- University of Cyberjaya (UOC) Persiaran Bestari, Cyber 11, 63000 Cyberjaya, Selangor, Malaysia
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MyJurnal (2021) |
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3 |
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0.000 |
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0 |
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Scopus 2020 |
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CiteScore (0.2) |
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Q4 (Medicine (all)) |
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SJR (0.144) |
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