| Literature DB >> 25813330 |
Keumho Lee1, Yera Hur1.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Evaluating the professional attributes of medical students is critical, because medical professionalism is an essential quality of a good doctor. But, few studies have examined the tools for assessing such attributes. This study analyzed factors of medical professionalism in medical students to develop standards that can assess medical professional attributes.Entities:
Keywords: Medical professionalism; Medical students; Statistical factor analysis
Year: 2012 PMID: 25813330 PMCID: PMC8813361 DOI: 10.3946/kjme.2012.24.4.339
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Korean J Med Educ ISSN: 2005-727X
Loading Factor Shown Exploratory Factor Analysis Results
| Item | Factor | Factor name | |||||
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| Respect for others | 0.763 | 0.156 | 0.051 | 0.219 | 0.133 | 0.161 | Empathy & accountability |
| Caring attitudes towards patients | 0.745 | 0.171 | 0.097 | 0.223 | 0.147 | 0.029 | |
| Service-oriented mind | 0.720 | 0.113 | 0.155 | 0.142 | 0.074 | 0.108 | |
| Medical ethics | 0.687 | 0.189 | 0.082 | 0.076 | 0.214 | 0.110 | |
| Etiquette | 0.638 | 0.240 | 0.062 | 0.255 | 0.121 | 0.127 | |
| Sense of duty | 0.526 | 0.433 | -0.008 | 0.086 | 0.265 | 0.180 | |
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| Planning | 0.167 | 0.747 | 0.028 | 0.171 | 0.146 | 0.017 | Self-development skills |
| Self-restraint | 0.183 | 0.652 | 0.118 | 0.274 | 0.094 | 0.056 | |
| Integrity & diligence | 0.401 | 0.651 | -0.045 | 0.034 | 0.174 | 0.110 | |
| Life-long learning skills | 0.148 | 0.618 | 0.145 | 0.166 | 0.279 | 0.144 | |
| Self-confidence | 0.317 | 0.493 | 0.063 | 0.211 | 0.383 | 0.022 | |
| Physical appearance | 0.351 | 0.460 | 0.085 | 0.142 | 0.037 | 0.260 | |
| Physical & mental health | 0.052 | 0.454 | 0.122 | 0.431 | 0.072 | 0.266 | |
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| Understanding medical history & the Korean society | 0.082 | -0.009 | 0.765 | 0.061 | 0.201 | 0.143 | Academic competence |
| Understanding of health policy | 0.116 | 0.044 | 0.759 | 0.052 | 0.120 | 0.012 | |
| Understanding of human-social science | -0.013 | -0.001 | 0.692 | 0.067 | 0.279 | 0.279 | |
| Understanding of alternative medicine | 0.110 | -0.005 | 0.672 | 0.099 | 0.012 | 0.097 | |
| Basic skills for training primary medicine | 0.105 | 0.357 | 0.586 | 0.138 | 0.021 | -0.348 | |
| Basic knowledge for training primary medicine | 0.080 | 0.394 | 0.573 | 0.054 | 0.066 | -0.374 | |
| Foreign language skills | -0.044 | 0.219 | 0.337 | 0.213 | 0.286 | 0.233 | |
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| Intimacy | 0.267 | 0.238 | 0.068 | 0.735 | 0.110 | 0.124 | Interpersonal skills |
| Leadership | 0.173 | 0.183 | 0.208 | 0.721 | 0.247 | 0.014 | |
| Teamwork | 0.312 | 0.187 | 0.054 | 0.720 | 0.155 | 0.107 | |
| Communication skills | 0.239 | 0.140 | 0.128 | 0.622 | 0.411 | 0.065 | |
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| Logical & critical thinking skills | 0.225 | 0.258 | 0.157 | 0.175 | 0.714 | 0.086 | High intelligence |
| Creative thinking skills | 0.105 | 0.073 | 0.245 | 0.158 | 0.706 | 0.184 | |
| Problem solving skills | 0.262 | 0.238 | 0.166 | 0.254 | 0.678 | 0.043 | |
| Decision-making skills | 0.381 | 0.247 | 0.174 | 0.182 | 0.527 | -0.002 | |
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| Spirituality & dilettante life | 0.307 | 0.116 | 0.153 | 0.097 | 0.081 | 0.595 | Attitude towards oneself & life |
| Self-examination | 0.308 | 0.371 | 0.119 | 0.121 | 0.237 | 0.536 | |
| Open & positive mind | 0.306 | 0.261 | 0.093 | 0.310 | 0.175 | 0.533 | |
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| Eigenvalue | 10.73 | 2.65 | 1.50 | 1.39 | 1.16 | 1.04 | |
| Variance (%) | 34.60 | 8.56 | 4.83 | 4.48 | 3.73 | 3.37 | |
| Cumulative (%) | 34.60 | 43.16 | 47.98 | 52.47 | 56.20 | 59.56 | |
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| KMO=0.946, Bartlett=21,534.316 (df=465, p=0.000) | |||||||
KMO: Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin.
Correlation Analysis between Factors
| Factor 1 | Factor 2 | Factor 3 | Factor 4 | Factor 5 | Factor 6 | |
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| Factor 1 | 1 | |||||
| Factor 2 | 0.663 | 1 | ||||
| Factor 3 | 0.310 | 0.380 | 1 | |||
| Factor 4 | 0.570 | 0.602 | 0.492 | 1 | ||
| Factor 5 | 0.583 | 0.622 | 0.387 | 0.599 | 1 | |
| Factor 6 | 0.592 | 0.557 | 0.316 | 0.526 | 0.509 | 1 |
p-value=0.000.
Structure Model Fit Indices
| df | χ2 | p-value | CFI | TLI | RMSEA | RMSEA (90) | ||
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| LO | HI | |||||||
| Factor model | 419 | 3015.768 | 0.000 | 0.878 | 0.856 | 0.064 | 0.062 | 0.066 |
Fig. 1.Six-Factor Model of Medical Professionalism
Descriptive Statistics and Reliability of Factors
| Factor | Factor name | Mean | SD | Cronbach-α |
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| Factor 1 | Empathy & accountability | 3.47 | 0.66 | 0.864 |
| Factor 2 | Self-development skills | 3.39 | 0.64 | 0.834 |
| Factor 3 | Academic competence | 2.57 | 0.66 | 0.796 |
| Factor 4 | Interpersonal skills | 3.22 | 0.68 | 0.810 |
| Factor 5 | High intelligence | 3.32 | 0.72 | 0.844 |
| Factor 6 | Attitude towards oneself & life | 3.38 | 0.76 | 0.718 |
SD: Standard deviation.