Development of examination index system for general practice training centers with Delphi method

Haitang WANG; Zhaohui DU

ABSTRACT

Objective:

To develop examination index system for the general practice training centers with Delphi method.

Methods:

Experts in fields of medical education, health administration and various clinical specialties were selected from different regions over the country through the purpose sampling method. Two rounds of expert consultation with Delphi method were conducted in April to May 2019; the content included the importance and availability of the assessment in the theoretical examination indexes of the general practice training center. According to the consultation results, the evaluation index system was developed.

Results:

A total of 28 experts participated in the consultation, among whom 24 were with senior or associate senior titles and 18 were clinicians. The recovery rates of valid consultation questionnaires of twice rounds expert consultation were 100.0% (28/28) and 96.4% (27/28) , respectively. The familiarity and judgment coefficient were 0.893 and 0.877 in the first round of expert consultation, and 0.948 and 0.952 in the second round. The authority coefficient was 0.885 and 0.950 for the first and second rounds of consultation, respectively. The expert consultation importance and availability coordination coefficient were 0.315 and 0.285 for the first consultation; 0.388 and 0.396 for the second consultation. There were three first-level indexes, including basic theoretical capacity, intermediate theoretical capacity and advanced theoretical capacity of general practitioners; and 13 second-level indexes.

Conclusions:

In this study the positivity coefficient and authority degree of experts are high; the opinions are relatively concentrated. The consultation results have a high rationality and feasibility, which are applicable for assessment of general practitioner.