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Evaluation of a Scale for Assessing Medical Students’ Attitudes to the Social Dimensions of Health and Preventive ServicesDOI: 10.5421/10.5421/1304.1086 Keywords: undergraduate medical education , attitude of medical students , preventive health services , social dimension of health , validity Abstract: Objective: The purpose of this study was an evaluation of the reliability and validity of a scale for medical students’ attitudes towards the social dimensions of health and preventive services. Method: 255 (72.9%) out of 350 fourth-year and 304 (83.9%) out of 83.9% of 362 sixth-year students in Ege University Medical Faculty participated the study at the beginning of the 2005-2006 academic-year. The reliability and validity of the scale, which was developed by the researchers, were assessed by Cronbach-alpha coefficients and factor-analysis. Results: Three factors emerged (the importance of preventive services; the importance of the social dimensions of health; responsibilities in preventive services) from the factor analysis. These factors explained 48.4% of the total variance. Cronbach alpha value was 0.77. Conclusion: The scale developed and evaluated in this study is a reliable, valid and practicable tool which can be used in the assessment of medical students’ attitudes. Key Words: Undergraduate medical education, attitude of medical students, preventive health services, social dimension of health, validity rencilerin Sa l n Sosyal Boyutu ve Koruyucu Hizmetler ile lgili Tutumlar n Belirleyen Bir l e in De erlendirilmesi zet Ama : Bu al man n amac t p rencilerinin sa l n sosyal boyutu ve koruyucu hizmetler ile ilgili tutumlar n belirlemeye y nelik bir l e in güvenilirlik ve ge erlili inin belirlenmesidir. Y ntem: al maya 2005-2006 renim y l n n ba nda d rdüncü s n fta olan 350 rencinin 255’i (% 72.9) ve alt nc s n f olan 362 rencinin 304’ü (% 83.9) kat lm t r. Ara t r c lar taraf ndan geli tirilmi olan l e in güvenilirlik ve ge erlili i Cronbach-alpha de eri ve fakt r analizi arac l ile de erlendirilmi tir. Bulgular: Fakt r analizi sonucunda ü tema belirlenmi tir (koruyucu hizmetlerin nemi, sa l n sosyal boyutunun nemi, koruyucu hizmetlerde sorumluluklar). Fakt rler toplam varyans n % 48.4’ünü a klam , Cronbach-alpha de eri 0.77 olarak bulunmu tur. Sonu : Bu al mada geli tirilen ve de erlendirilen l ek t p rencilerinin tutumlar n n l ülmesi amac yla kullan labilecek, güvenilir, ge erli ve pratik bir ara t r. Anahtar Kelimeler: Mezuniyet ncesi t p e itimi, t p rencilerinin tutumlar , koruyucu sa l k hizmetleri, sa l n sosyal boyutu, ge erlilik
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