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 a

SUBMITTER: Hojat M 

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

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature