An investigation of the attitudes of medical students to physically disabled people

Abstract

A study was carried out to investigate the change in attitudes towards physically disabled people of a group of fifty-eight medical students during the first 3 years of their course. The students attended a newly established medical school which has developed a curriculum without the traditional division into preclinical and clinical years and where contact with patients occurs from the first year. Results demonstrated that, as expected, at the start of the course the attitudes of females towards disabled people were more positive than those of males. Also, a significant change in attitudes was found after 3 years, both males and females demonstrating more positive attitudes toward physical disability. The differences between males and females were maintained. The relationship between these students' attitudes and their behaviour was discussed and proposals for further research to investigate this are outlined.

Dentists’ attitude to provision of care for people with learning disabilities in Udaipur, India

“…The overall attitude of the dentists was found to be favourable (71.13 + 8.97). In accordance with the results of previous studies, a significant correlation was found between years of practice and attitude of dentists (12, 15, 16). The findings are in contrast with the results of study by Bedi et al., (14) which may be due to the difference in the study population where all the participants were postgraduate students who lacked clinical experience.…”

“…Laws/regulations similar to the Disability Discrimination Act of UK should be introduced in India. The regulations should prohibit service providers from providing ‘less favourable treatment’ (i.e., refusing service, providing lower standards of service or providing a service on less favourable terms for a reason related to an individual’s disability) to someone with a disability (16).…”

Dentists’ attitude to provision of care for people with learning disabilities in Udaipur, India

“…The overall attitude of the dentists was found to be favourable (71.13 + 8.97). In accordance with the results of previous studies, a significant correlation was found between years of practice and attitude of dentists (12, 15, 16). The findings are in contrast with the results of study by Bedi et al., (14) which may be due to the difference in the study population where all the participants were postgraduate students who lacked clinical experience.…”

“…Laws/regulations similar to the Disability Discrimination Act of UK should be introduced in India. The regulations should prohibit service providers from providing ‘less favourable treatment’ (i.e., refusing service, providing lower standards of service or providing a service on less favourable terms for a reason related to an individual’s disability) to someone with a disability (16).…”

Exploring Undergraduate Student Attitudes Toward Persons With Disabilities

“…Research findings have supported gender as a variable that influences attitudes toward persons with disabilities. Positive attitudes toward persons with disabilities have been correlated with female gender (Antonak & Livneh, 1988Chubon, 1982;Dunn, Umlauf, & Mermis, 1992;Mitchell, Hayes, Gordon, & Wallis, 1984;Paris, 1993;Yuker & Block, 1986). Women have been reported to have greater empathy toward others, including persons with disabilities (Jones & Stone, 1995;Livneh, 1982).…”

Influence of message error type on Korean adults' attitudes toward an individual who uses augmentative and alternative communication

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Dentists’ attitude to provision of care for people with learning disabilities in Udaipur, India

“…The overall attitude of the dentists was found to be favourable (71.13 + 8.97). In accordance with the results of previous studies, a significant correlation was found between years of practice and attitude of dentists (12, 15, 16). The findings are in contrast with the results of study by Bedi et al., (14) which may be due to the difference in the study population where all the participants were postgraduate students who lacked clinical experience.…”

“…Laws/regulations similar to the Disability Discrimination Act of UK should be introduced in India. The regulations should prohibit service providers from providing ‘less favourable treatment’ (i.e., refusing service, providing lower standards of service or providing a service on less favourable terms for a reason related to an individual’s disability) to someone with a disability (16).…”

Exploring Undergraduate Student Attitudes Toward Persons With Disabilities

“…Research findings have supported gender as a variable that influences attitudes toward persons with disabilities. Positive attitudes toward persons with disabilities have been correlated with female gender (Antonak & Livneh, 1988Chubon, 1982;Dunn, Umlauf, & Mermis, 1992;Mitchell, Hayes, Gordon, & Wallis, 1984;Paris, 1993;Yuker & Block, 1986). Women have been reported to have greater empathy toward others, including persons with disabilities (Jones & Stone, 1995;Livneh, 1982).…”

Influence of message error type on Korean adults' attitudes toward an individual who uses augmentative and alternative communication

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Dentists’ attitude to provision of care for people with learning disabilities in Udaipur, India

“…The overall attitude of the dentists was found to be favourable (71.13 + 8.97). In accordance with the results of previous studies, a significant correlation was found between years of practice and attitude of dentists (12, 15, 16). The findings are in contrast with the results of study by Bedi et al., (14) which may be due to the difference in the study population where all the participants were postgraduate students who lacked clinical experience.…”

“…Laws/regulations similar to the Disability Discrimination Act of UK should be introduced in India. The regulations should prohibit service providers from providing ‘less favourable treatment’ (i.e., refusing service, providing lower standards of service or providing a service on less favourable terms for a reason related to an individual’s disability) to someone with a disability (16).…”

Exploring Undergraduate Student Attitudes Toward Persons With Disabilities

“…Research findings have supported gender as a variable that influences attitudes toward persons with disabilities. Positive attitudes toward persons with disabilities have been correlated with female gender (Antonak & Livneh, 1988Chubon, 1982;Dunn, Umlauf, & Mermis, 1992;Mitchell, Hayes, Gordon, & Wallis, 1984;Paris, 1993;Yuker & Block, 1986). Women have been reported to have greater empathy toward others, including persons with disabilities (Jones & Stone, 1995;Livneh, 1982).…”

Influence of message error type on Korean adults' attitudes toward an individual who uses augmentative and alternative communication

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