Development and validation of the knowledge, attitude and practice questionnaire (LAUNDERKAP) regarding white coat use among medical students during clinical practice - 29/11/22
LAUNDERKAP Study Group
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Résumé |
Background |
Medical students’ white coats were found to harbor harmful organisms. This could be due to non-compliance to white coat hygiene measures. Therefore, we aim to develop and validate a questionnaire to assess the of knowledge, attitude, and practice (LAUNDERKAP) of white coat use among medical students in Malaysia.
Methods |
This study was conducted in 4 local medical schools. LAUNDERKAP was developed via literature review and had 3 domains: attitude, knowledge, practice. An expert panel assessed the content validity and clarity of wording. LAUNDERKAP was then piloted among 32 medical students. To test construct validity and internal consistency, 362 medical students were approached. Construct validity was assessed using exploratory factor analysis. Internal consistency was evaluated using Cronbach alpha for attitude and practice, while Kuder-Richardson 20 (KR-20) was used for knowledge.
Results |
A total of 319 of 362 students responded. Exploratory factor analysis extracted 1 factor each for attitude and knowledge respectively, and 3 factors for practice. Cronbach alpha for attitude was 0.843 while KR-20 for knowledge was 0.457. Cronbach alpha for practice ranged from 0.375 to 0.689. The final LAUNDERKAP contained 32-items (13 attitude, 9 knowledge, 10 practice).
Conclusions |
LAUNDERKAP had adequate psychometric properties and can be used to assess KAP of medical students towards white coat use.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Key words : Internal consistency, Lab coats, Psychometric properties, Questionnaire development, Validity, Junior doctors
Plan
| LAUNDERKAP Study Group – study collaborators: Benjamin Whye Liang Chan (International Medical University), Hui Ling Goh (International Medical University), Anasofiah Ismail (International Medical University), Stefan Qi An Njoo (International Medical University), Rebecca Pei Ying Wong (International Medical University), Muhamad Ammar Furqan Zulkifly (International Medical University), Jia Hui Leong (National University of Malaysia), Hafiz Muhaymin Mohamed (National University of Malaysia), Nooraisah Mohamed Sulaiman (National University of Malaysia), Muhamad Irzan Mohd Hashim (National University of Malaysia), Sze Lynn Teo (National University of Malaysia), Jun Jie Ho (University of Malaysia Sarawak), Mohd Azlan Rusdi (University of Malaysia Sarawak) |
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| Funding/support: The authors received no financial support for this study. |
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| Conflicts of interest: The authors declare no conflicts of interest. |
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| Availability of data and materials: Data collected for this study will be made available upon request. When provided, the data will be blinded to maintain confidentiality of respondents, i.e.: no personal identifier of each individual will be shared. |
Vol 50 - N° 12
P. 1374-1380 - décembre 2022 Retour au numéro
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