Résumé
O objetivo do presente estudo foi revisar uma escala para avaliar atitudes de estudantes de medicina, verificando evidências de validade de construto e consistência interna. A escala original com 102 itens foi administrada em amostra de 310 estudantes de diferentes fases do curso de medicina, com idades entre 18 e 47 anos (M=23,2 e DP=3,6), sendo 54,2% do sexo feminino. Para investigar a estrutura do instrumento, foi realizada análise de componentes principais com rotação Promax. O número de componentes extraídos foi definido por análise paralela. A solução final com seis componentes principais explicou 39,2% da variância total. Os índices de consistência interna (alfa de Cronbach) dos seis componentes variaram entre 0,65 e 0,87. A escala revisada de 50 itens apresenta evidências satisfatórias de validade de construto e de consistência interna na amostra pesquisada...
The objective of the present study was to revise a scale to measure attitudes of medical students and to verify internal consistency and construct validity evidence of the revised scale. The original scale, consisting of 102 items, was administered to a sample of 310 students in different phases of medical school with ages varying between 18 and 47 years (M=23.2 and DP=3.6), 54.2% being female. To investigate the internal structure of the instrument, Principal Component Analysis (PCA) with Promax rotation was performed. Parallel Analysis was used to define the number of components to extract. The final solution of six principal components explained 39.2% of the total variance. The internal consistency indices (Cronbachs Alpha) of the six components varied between 0.65 and 0.87. The revised scale, consisting of 50 items, presents satisfactory internal consistency and construct validity evidence in the studied sample...
El objetivo del presente estudio fue revisar una escala para medir actitudes de estudiantes de medicina y verificar evidencias de validez de constructo y consistencia interna en la escala revisada. La escala original, compuesta por 102 ítems, fue aplicada a una muestra de 310 estudiantes de diferentes semestres del curso de medicina, con edades de entre 18 y 47 años (M=23,2 e DP=3,6), siendo el 54,2% de sexo femenino. A fin de investigar la estructura del instrumento, fue realizado el procedimiento de Análisis de Componentes Principales con rotación Promax. El número de componentes extraído fue definido mediante Análisis Paralelo. La solución final con seis componentes principales explicó 39,2% de la variancia total. Los índices de consistencia interna (Alfa de Cronbach) de los componentes variaron entre 0,65 y 0,87. A escala revisada, compuesta por 50 ítems, presenta evidencias satisfactorias de validez de constructo y de consistencia interna en la muestra investigada...
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Humains , Femelle , Adulte , Attitude , Enseignement médical , Étudiant médecine/psychologie , Reproductibilité des résultatsRésumé
Aims: To ascertain whether studying Complementary and Alternative Medicine, in any capacity, can influence attitudes to patients, over and above simply learning the subject in question. Study Design: Pilot study using Questionnaires before and after two different courses of study. Place and Duration: Magdeburg University, Germany; Oxford Deanery School of General Practice, England. Methodology: Ten attitudinal statements were scored before and after the teaching of two different CAM courses, one at Magdeburg University, Germany and one at High Wycombe Hospital, England, part of Oxford Deanery. Twelve medical students participated in Germany and six junior doctors in England. Results: Significant changes (P = .02 for the Magdeburg Course; P = .03 for the Oxford Course) were demonstrated in both groups, in that participants moved away from a purely biomedical view of patients towards more holistic, patient-centred attitudes. Conclusion: This finding adds another reason why teaching Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) to trainees is a valuable thing to do.