Development and Validation of the Motivations for Selection of Medical Study (MSMS) Questionnaire in India.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

Understanding medical students' motivation to select medical studies is particularly salient to inform practice and policymaking in countries-such as India-where shortage of medical personnel poses crucial and chronical challenges to healthcare systems. This study aims to develop and validate a questionnaire to assess the motivation of medical students to select medical studies.

Methods

A Motivation for Selection of Medical Study (MSMS) questionnaire was developed using extensive literature review followed by Delphi technique. The scale consisted of 12 items, 5 measuring intrinsic dimensions of motivations and 7 measuring extrinsic dimensions. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), validity, reliability and data qualit

SUBMITTER: Goel S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5173381 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature