Table 1 Socioprofessional characteristics of physicians with internal and external LOC (upper and lower quartiles of the Rotter I-E scale scores distribution)
From: Impact of medical specialists' locus of control on communication skills in oncological interviews
Internal LOC | External LOC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | ||||
Mean (s.d.) | 426 | (6.3) | 392 | (5.7) |
Gender | ||||
Male | 16 | (72.7) | 8 | (44.4) |
Female | 6 | (27.3) | 10 | (55.6) |
Medical speciality | ||||
Oncology | 5 | (22.7) | 7 | (38.9) |
Radiotherapy | 3 | (13.6) | 2 | (11.1) |
Haematology | — | — | 4 | (22.2) |
Gynaecology | 4 | (18.2) | 3 | (16.7) |
Others | 10 | (45.5) | 2 | (11.1) |
Medical specialisation training achieved | ||||
Yes | 20 | (90.9) | 18 | (100) |
No | 2 | (9.1) | — | — |
Medical practice (years) | ||||
Mean (s.d.) | 170 | (6.5) | 137 | (5.5) |
Medical practice in oncology (years) | ||||
Mean (s.d.) | 133 | (6.8) | 110 | (6.4) |
Number of cancer patients cared during last week | ||||
Mean (s.d.) | 187 | (17.3) | 262 | (18.0) |
Medical practice | ||||
In hospital | 18 | (81.8) | 15 | (83.3) |
In one-day clinic | 10 | (45.5) | 8 | (44.4) |
Private | 6 | (27.3) | 5 | (27.8) |
Previous training in communication skills in the last year | ||||
Workshops, readings, conferences and others | 10 | (45.5) | 9 | (50.0) |
