Assessing medical professionalism: A systematic review of instruments and their measurement properties.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Over the last three decades, various instruments were developed and employed to assess medical professionalism, but their measurement properties have yet to be fully evaluated. This study aimed to systematically evaluate these instruments' measurement properties and the methodological quality of their related studies within a universally acceptable standardized framework and then provide corresponding recommendations.

Methods

A systematic search of the electronic databases PubMed, Web of Science, and PsycINFO was conducted to collect studies published from 1990-2015. After screening titles, abstracts, and full texts for eligibility, the articles included in this study were classified according to their respective instrument's usage. A two-phase assessment was cond

SUBMITTER: Li H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5428933 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature