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Assessing physicians' orientation toward lifelong learning.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the importance of lifelong learning as an element of professionalism, no psychometrically sound instrument is available for its assessment among physicians.

Objective

To assess the validity and reliability of an instrument developed to measure physicians' orientation toward lifelong learning.

Design

Mail survey.

Participants

Seven hundred and twenty-one physicians, of whom 444 (62%) responded.

Measurement

The Jefferson Scale of Physician Lifelong Learning (JSPLL), which includes 19 items answered on a 4-point Likert scale, was used with additional questions about respondents' professional activities related to continuous learning.

Results

Factor analysis of the JSPLL yielded 4 subscales entitled: "professional learning beliefs and motivation,""scholarly activities,""attention to learning opportunities," and "technical skills in seeking information," which are consistent with widely recognized features of lifelong learning. The validity of the scale and its subscales was supported by significant correlations with a set of criterion measures that presumably require continuous learning. The internal consistency reliability (coefficient alpha) of the JSPLL was 0.89, and the test-retest reliability was 0.91.

Conclusions

Empirical evidence supports the validity and reliability of the JSPLL.

SUBMITTER: Hojat M

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1831612 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Assessing physicians' orientation toward lifelong learning.

Hojat Mohammadreza M Veloski Jon J Nasca Thomas J TJ Erdmann James B JB Gonnella Joseph S JS

Journal of general internal medicine 20060901 9

<h4>Background</h4>Despite the importance of lifelong learning as an element of professionalism, no psychometrically sound instrument is available for its assessment among physicians.<h4>Objective</h4>To assess the validity and reliability of an instrument developed to measure physicians' orientation toward lifelong learning.<h4>Design</h4>Mail survey.<h4>Participants</h4>Seven hundred and twenty-one physicians, of whom 444 (62%) responded.<h4>Measurement</h4>The Jefferson Scale of Physician Lif ...[more]

PMID: 16918737

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Assessing physicians' orientation toward lifelong learning.

Background

Objective

Design

Participants

Measurement

Results

Conclusions

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Assessing physicians' orientation toward lifelong learning.

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