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Table 5 Correlation of OSCE performance with beliefs and attitudes (n = 71)

From: Associations between medical students’ beliefs about obesity and clinical counseling proficiency

  

Causes of obesity

Bias

OSCE Assessment Domain

Outside a person’s control

Within a person’s control

External attribution score

Personal discomfort

Negative Bias

 Information gathering

−.113

−.134

−.003

−.099

−.092

 Relationship Building

.005

−.097

.079

−.038

.013

 Educate

.116

−.151

.266 *

−.039

−.178

 5As counseling strategy

.048

−.235 *

.276 *

−.191

−.169

 Patient activation

−.090

−.177

.027

−.045

−.121

 Overall Recommendation

−.041

−.270 *

.191

−.083

−.046

 Total OSCE score

−.002

−.257 *

.231

−.144

−.129

  1. Bivariate two-tailed Spearman’s correlations were calculated to determine associations between OSCE performance domains versus their beliefs and attitudes about people with obesity. *, p < 0.05 (2-tailed)