Physician Mental Workload Scale in China: Development and Psychometric Evaluation.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:The purpose of our study is to develop a mental workload scale for physicians in China and assess the scale's reliability and validity. DESIGN:The instrument was developed over three phases involving 396 physicians from different tiers of comprehensive public hospitals in China. In the first phase, an initial item pool was developed through a systematic literature review. The second phase consisted of two rounds of Delphi expert consultations and a pilot survey. The third phase tested the reliability and validity of the instrument. SETTING:Public hospitals in China. PARTICIPANTS:A total of 396 physicians from different tiers of comprehensive public hospitals in China participated in this study in 2018. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES:Cronbach's α, content validity index, i

SUBMITTER: Lu C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6797283 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature