| Exploring the Psychometric Properties of the Humanistic Teaching Practices Effectiveness Questionnaire, an Instrument to Measure the Humanistic Qualities of Medical Teachers. | |
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PMID: 21694571 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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PURPOSE: To describe the development and psychometric properties of the Humanistic Teaching Practices Effectiveness Questionnaire (HTPE), an instrument that measures the humanistic skills of attending physicians within an academic health center (AHC) department of medicine. METHOD: From August 2005 through March 2007, the authors distributed the HTPE, along with other standard faculty evaluations, to internal medicine and medicine/pediatrics residents at a single midwestern AHC (the Indiana University School of Medicine), in an effort to assess the instrument's validity and reliability. RESULTS: The data set included 886 completed HTPE questionnaires, representing 73% of the 1,212 administered. Exploratory factor analysis demonstrated a single major factor with high internal consistency reliability. The correlation between the HTPE and routine teaching evaluation tools was low. Interrater reliability was only fair (0.17). Total HTPE scores were not significantly different between female and male attending physicians. CONCLUSIONS: The 10-item HTPE provides reliable and valid information on the humanistic teaching practices of internal medicine faculty at a single AHC. The ability to reliably measure these practices provides a framework for understanding and promoting the skills to effectively demonstrate humanism at the bedside and in the clinic. The low correlation between the HTPE and other faculty evaluations suggests that the former measures a unique domain in attending physicians' performance. The HTPE items cluster together as a single construct allowing educators to choose fewer items without compromising reliability; however, moderate interrater reliability indicates that multiple raters are required to produce reliable scores. |
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Lia Suzanne Logio; Patrick Monahan; Timothy E Stump; William T Branch; Richard M Frankel; Thomas S Inui |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-6-20 |
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Title: Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges Volume: - ISSN: 1938-808X ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Jun |
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Created Date: 2011-6-22 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8904605 Medline TA: Acad Med Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Dr. Logio is professor of medicine (education) and vice chair for education, Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York. Dr. Monahan is associate professor, Division of Biostatistics, Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana. Mr. Stump is biostatistician, Division of Biostatistics, Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana. Dr. Branch is professor of medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Frankel is professor of medicine and senior research scientist, Regenstrief Institute, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana. Dr. Inui is director of research, Indiana University Center for Global Health, and professor of medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana. |
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