Continuing Development and Initial Validation of a Questionnaire to Measure Sonographer Skill-Teaching Perceptions in Clinical Practice.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Medical ultrasound examinations are performed by diverse professional cohorts sonographers are one group. Little evidence exists regarding the teaching practices used in medical ultrasonography and their effectiveness. We report the continued development and validation of an instrument to measure sonographer skill-teaching practice perceptions (SonoSTePs).

Methods

An online survey was administered to a convenience sample of sonographers who were employed in Queensland, Australia. This paper reports on the continued psychometric testing of the measurement tool.

Findings

The 25-item scale demonstrated good internal reliability. Exploratory factor analysis generated four factors with acceptable internal reliability: Factor 1 (Skill execution feedback, Cronbach'

SUBMITTER: Nicholls D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6029322 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature