Table 5.
Agreement with and fulfillment of the Physician Charter and their difference among 748 Chinese medical students
| Item | Agreement | Fulfillment | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean(SD) | Mean(SD) | Mean(SD) | |
| Overall | 111.07 (20.23) | 88.22 (21.31) | 22.84 (16.83) |
| Fundamental Principles | |||
| P1 | 7.57 (2.25) | 5.71 (2.08) | 1.86 (2.13) |
| P2 | 8.11 (2.03) | 6.63 (2.08) | 1.47 (2.08) |
| P3 | 8.76 (1.78) | 6.66 (2.04) | 2.10 (1.89) |
| Professional Responsibilities | |||
| R1 | 8.86 (1.81) | 7.00(2.04) | 1.86 (1.91) |
| R2 | 8.54 (1.81) | 6.86 (2.06) | 1.68 (1.87) |
| R3 | 8.88 (1.72) | 7.60 (2.14) | 1.27 (1.61) |
| R4 | 8.45 (1.90) | 7.05 (2.06) | 1.39 (1.60) |
| R5 | 8.84 (1.72) | 7.17 (1.97) | 1.67 (1.58) |
| R6 | 8.39 (2.09) | 6.27 (2.22) | 2.11 (2.00) |
| R7 | 8.43 (2.07) | 6.17 (2.26) | 2.26 (2.20) |
| R8 | 8.80 (1.76) | 7.02 (2.07) | 1.77 (1.76) |
| R9 | 8.47 (2.01) | 6.50 (2.25) | 1.96 (1.92) |
| R10 | 9.00 (1.64) | 7.58 (2.04) | 1.41 (1.56) |
Agreement and fulfillment of each principle or responsibility defined in the Physician Charter was scored with 10-point Likert scales. All differences between agreement and fulfillment are statistically significant at p < 0.001