Evaluation of Eight-Item Vancomycin Prescribing Confidence Questionnaire Among Junior Doctors.

ABSTRACT: Background: Assessing the preparedness of junior doctors to use vancomycin is important in medical education. Preparedness is typically evaluated by self-reported confidence surveys. Materials and Methods: An eight-item vancomycin prescribing confidence questionnaire was developed, piloted, and evaluated. The questionnaire responses were collected from 195 junior doctors and a series of statistical techniques, such as principal component analysis and confirmatory factor analysis, and were implemented to examine the validity and reliability. Results: The principal component analysis supported a one-factor structure, which was fed into a confirmatory factor analysis model resulting in a good fit [comparative fit index (CFI) = 0.99, Tucker-Lewis index (TLI) = 0.99, root m

SUBMITTER: Liu L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8193050 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature