Title of article :
Psychometric properties of the Persian version of the Ambulatory Care Learning Educational Environment Measure (ACLEEM) questionnaire, Shiraz, Iran
Author/Authors :
Parvizi, Mohammad Mahdi Health Policy Research Center - University of Medical Sciences - Shiraz - Fars, Iran , Parvizi, Zahra Health Policy Research Center - University of Medical Sciences - Shiraz - Fars, Iran , Amini, Mitra Quality Improvement in Clinical Education Research Center - University of Medical Sciences - Shiraz - Fars, Iran , Dehghani, Mohammad Reza Quality Improvement in Clinical Education Research Center - University of Medical Sciences - Shiraz - Fars, Iran , Jafari, Peyman Department of Biostatistics - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences - Shiraz - Fars, Iran
Abstract :
Evaluation is the main component in design and implementation of educational activities and rapid growth of educational institution programs. Outpatient medical education and clinical training environment is one of the most important parts of training of medical residents. This study aimed to determine the validity and reliability of the Persian version of Ambulatory Care Learning Educational Environment Measure (ACLEEM) questionnaire, as an instrument for assessment of educational environments in residency medical clinics.
Materials and methods
This study was performed on 180 residents in Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran, in 2014–2015. The questionnaire designers’ electronic permission (by email) and the residents’ verbal consent were obtained before distributing the questionnaires. The study data were gathered using ACLEEM questionnaire developed by Arnoldo Riquelme in 2013. The data were analyzed using the SPSS statistical software, version 14, and MedCalc® software. Then, the construct validity, including convergent and discriminant validities, of the Persian version of ACLEEM questionnaire was assessed. Its internal consistency was also checked by Cronbach’s alpha coefficient.
Results
Five team members who were experts in medical education were consulted to test the cultural adaptation, linguistic equivalency, and content validity of the Persian version of the questionnaire. Content validity indexes were >0.9 in all items. In factor analysis of the instrument, the Kaiser–Meyer–Olkin index was 0.928 and Barlett’s sphericity test yielded the following results: X2=6,717.551, df =1,225, and P≤0.001. Besides, Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of ACLEEM questionnaire was 0.964. Cronbach’s alpha coefficients were also >0.80 in all the three domains of the questionnaire. Overall, the Persian version of ACLEEM showed excellent convergent validity and acceptable discriminant validity, except for the clinical training domain.
Conclusion
According to the results, the Persian version of ACLEEM questionnaire was a valid and reliable instrument for Iranian residents to assess specialized clinics and residency ambulatory settings.
Keywords :
Iran , validation , ACLEEM , postgraduate medical education , ambulatory medicine , educational environment , psychometric studies
Journal title :
Advances in Medical Education and Practice