Abstract
Background The problem statement identified for the purposes of the study concerned the paucity of research in existing literature on the use of the Patient-Practitioner Orientation Scale as well as the attitude of chiropractic students towards patientcentred care at the University of Johannesburg, Doornfontein Campus. There has a study conducted on understanding patient-centred communication at an outpatient department in Sierra Leone. Aim The primary aim of this research was to differentiate the changes in the student’s attitude towards patient-centred care as they progress through the chiropractic course using the PPOS (Patient-Practitioner Orientation Scale), a validated instrument designed to measure individual preferences in relation to various aspects of the doctor-patient relationship. ..
M.Tech. (Chiropractic)