Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Communication Skills Attitude Scale among medical students in Liaoning province, China: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The aims of this study were to develop the Chinese version of the Communication Skills Attitude Scale (CSAS-Ch) in order to test the psychometric properties of the modified instrument.

Design

A cross-sectional study was conducted in September 2016 to evaluate the attitudes of Chinese medical students towards communication skills learning using CSAS at China Medical University.

Participants

The study recruited 510 fifth-year medical students by cluster sampling.

Methods

Cronbach's α coefficients were calculated for the entire questionnaire and for the subscales to evaluate the internal consistency of the CSAS-Ch. In order to determine the structure underlying the CSAS, the scale was factor analysed using maximum likelihood extraction and the oblique r

SUBMITTER: Zhang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6144332 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature