Development of a career questionnaire for medical undergraduates using Mokken scale analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Individual-centred career questionnaires are important for understanding the motivations of medical students. This study aimed to collect validity evidence of a questionnaire to measure the career choice of medical undergraduates.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey was sent to third-year undergraduate students at a Chinese university-affiliated hospital. The questionnaire was formed using items that were selected after a systematic literature review. Item reduction was conducted using Mokken scale analysis, followed by reliability and validity testing, which described the validity evidence of the content, response process and internal structure.

Results

The preliminary 20-item questionnaire was returned by 213 undergraduate students (response rate: 86.59%). T

SUBMITTER: Gao Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9011374 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature