Evaluation of a Scale for Assessing Medical Students’ Attitudes to the Social Dimensions of Health and Preventive Services
Abstract
Objective: The purpose of this study was an evaluation of the reliability and validity of a scale for medical students’ attitudes towards the social dimensions of health and preventive services.
Method: 255 (72.9%) out of 350 fourth-year and 304 (83.9%) out of 83.9% of 362 sixth-year students in Ege University Medical Faculty participated the study at the beginning of the 2005- 2006 academic-year. The reliability and validity of the scale, which was developed by the researchers, were assessed by Cronbach-alpha coefficients and factor-analysis.
Results: Three factors emerged (the importance of preventive services; the importance of the social dimensions of health; responsibilities in preventive services) from the factor analysis. These factors explained 48.4% of the total variance. Cronbach alpha value was 0.77.
Conclusion: The scale developed and evaluated in this study is a reliable, valid and practicable tool which can be used in the assessment of medical students’ attitudes.
Keywords
Undergraduate medical education attitude of medical students preventive health services social dimension of health validity
References
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- Ocek ZA, Ciceklioglu M, Taner Gursoy S et al. Public health education in Ege University Medical Faculty: developing a community-oriented model. Med Teach ; 30:e180-e188. Rego PM, Dick ML. Teaching and learning population and preventive health: challenges for modern medical curricula. Med Educ 2005; 39(2):202-13.
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- Crandall SJS, Volk RJ, Cacy D. A longitudinal investigation of medical student attitudes toward the medically indigent. Teach Learn Med 1997; 9: 254
- Tsai T-C, Lin C-H, Harasym PH, Violato C. perception Students’ professionalism: perspective. Medical Teach 2007; 29: 34. on psychometric the Ek. Koruyucu Hizmetler ve Sağlığın Sosyal Boyutu Tutum Ölçeği kesinlikle katılmıyorum katılmıyorum ne katılıyorum, ne katılmıyorum katılıyorum kesinlikle katılıyorum
Öğrencilerin sağlığın sosyal boyutu ve koruyucu hizmetler ile ilgili tutumlarını belirleyen bir ölçeğin değerlendirilmesi
Abstract
Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı tıp öğrencilerinin sağlığın sosyal boyutu ve koruyucu hizmetler ile
ilgili tutumlarını belirlemeye yönelik bir ölçeğin güvenilirlik ve geçerliliğinin belirlenmesidir.
Yöntem: Çalışmaya 2005-2006 öğrenim yılının başında dördüncü sınıfta olan 350 öğrencinin
255’i (% 72.9) ve altıncı sınıf olan 362 öğrencinin 304’ü (% 83.9) katılmıştır. Araştırıcılar
tarafından geliştirilmiş olan ölçeğin güvenilirlik ve geçerliliği Cronbach-alpha değeri ve faktör
analizi aracılığı ile değerlendirilmiştir.
Bulgular: Faktör analizi sonucunda üç tema belirlenmiştir (koruyucu hizmetlerin önemi,
sağlığın sosyal boyutunun önemi, koruyucu hizmetlerde sorumluluklar). Faktörler toplam
varyansın % 48.4’ünü açıklamış, Cronbach-alpha değeri 0.77 olarak bulunmuştur.
Sonuç: Bu
çalışmada geliştirilen ve değerlendirilen ölçek tıp öğrencilerinin tutumlarının ölçülmesi
amacıyla kullanılabilecek, güvenilir, geçerli ve pratik bir araçtır.
Keywords
Mezuniyet öncesi tıp eğitimi tıp öğrencilerinin tutumları koruyucu sağlık hizmetleri sağlığın sosyal boyutu geçerlilik
References
- Beagan BL. Teaching social and cultural awareness to medical students: “It’s all very nice to talk about it in theory, but ultimately it makes no difference”. Acad Med 2003; 78(6): 605-14.
- MacLeod SM, McCullough HN. Social science education as a component of medical training. Soc Sci Med 1994; (9): 1367-73.
- Davison H, Capewell S, Macnaughton J, Murray S, Hanlon P, McEwen J. Community-oriented medical education in Glasgow: developing a community diagnosis exercise. Med Educ 1999; :55–62.
- Litva A, Peters S. 2008. Exploring barriers to teaching behavioural and social sciences in medical education. Med Educ 2008; 42: 309-14.
- Bellas PA, Asch SM, Wilkes M. What students bring to medical school: attitudes toward health promotion and prevention. Am J Prev Med 2000; 18(3): 48.
- Rolfe IE, Pearson SA, Cleary EG, Gannon C. medicine: a comparison of students from traditional and community-oriented medical schools. Med Educ 1999; 33(8): –11. community attitudes of medical students. Soc Sci Med 1985; 21(3): 299-305.
- Schwartz PL, Loten EG. Influence of type of curriculum on students' perceptions ofthe medical course: a compilation of results from the Cognitive Behaviour Survey, Attitudes Toward Social Issues in Medicine Environment Questionnaire. Teach Learn Med 2004; 16(2): 123-32. Learning
- Woloschuck W, Harasym PH, Temple W. Attitude change during medical school: a cohort study. Med Educ 2004; 38: 522
- Leinster S. Evaluation and assessment of social accountability in medical schools. Medical Teach 2011; 33: 673-76.
- Ocek ZA, Ciceklioglu M, Taner Gursoy S et al. Public health education in Ege University Medical Faculty: developing a community-oriented model. Med Teach ; 30:e180-e188. Rego PM, Dick ML. Teaching and learning population and preventive health: challenges for modern medical curricula. Med Educ 2005; 39(2):202-13.
- Jakusovaite I, Blazeviciene A. The approach of medical students towards studies of the humanities and social sciences. Medicina (Kaunas) 2007; 43(7): 86.
- Crandall SJS, Volk RJ, Cacy D. A longitudinal investigation of medical student attitudes toward the medically indigent. Teach Learn Med 1997; 9: 254
- Tsai T-C, Lin C-H, Harasym PH, Violato C. perception Students’ professionalism: perspective. Medical Teach 2007; 29: 34. on psychometric the Ek. Koruyucu Hizmetler ve Sağlığın Sosyal Boyutu Tutum Ölçeği kesinlikle katılmıyorum katılmıyorum ne katılıyorum, ne katılmıyorum katılıyorum kesinlikle katılıyorum
Details
| Primary Language | English |
|---|---|
| Subjects | Health Care Administration |
| Journal Section | Original Research |
| Authors | |
| Publication Date | August 29, 2012 |
| Submission Date | December 12, 2015 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2012 |
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