A Systematic Review of the Quality and Utility of Observer-Based Instruments for Assessing Medical Professionalism.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Professionalism, which encompasses behavioral, ethical, and related domains, is a core competency of medical practice. While observer-based instruments to assess medical professionalism are available, information on their psychometric properties and utility is limited.

Objective

We systematically reviewed the psychometric properties and utility of existing observer-based instruments for assessing professionalism in medical trainees.

Methods

After selecting eligible studies, we employed the COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments (COSMIN) criteria to score study methodological quality. We identified eligible instruments and performed quality assessment of psychometric properties for each selected instrument. We scored th

SUBMITTER: Kwan YH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6314360 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature