Importance of communication in medical practice and medical education: An emphasis on empathy and attitudes and their possible influences

Table 2 Ingredients of the “ideal medical history taking”: Identified themes

		Percent	n = 33
Positive associations
Knowledge		72.73	24
Relationship building: +		66.67	22
	Trust: +	39.40	13
Structure		60.61	20
Precision		60.61	20
Attitude	Personality	57.58	19
	Empathy	45.45	15
Negative associations
Language barrier		33.33	11
Relationship building: -		48.48	16
	Trust: -	15.15	5
Incomplete information gathering		27.27	9
Time pressure		30.30	10
Interruptions		18.18	6

Qualitative data analysis was carried out as explained in the method section (step model of inductive category development). Themes were extracted from the audiotaped interviews. The table shows the number and percentage of interviews a theme was identified within.