Validation of IFMSA social accountability assessment tool: exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis
Abstract Background IFMSA Social Accountability Assessment Tool has been developed for medical students by medical students to assess medical schools. However, its psychometric characteristics are unknown since it was developed without any analysis. We aimed to reveal its reliability and validity. M...
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| author | Özlem Coşkun Utku Timurçin Yavuz Selim Kıyak Işıl İrem Budakoğlu |
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| description | Abstract Background IFMSA Social Accountability Assessment Tool has been developed for medical students by medical students to assess medical schools. However, its psychometric characteristics are unknown since it was developed without any analysis. We aimed to reveal its reliability and validity. Methods 1122 undergraduate medical students from various years in Gazi University Faculty of Medicine have participated in the study. They have answered the Turkish version of IFMSA Social Accountability Assessment Tool created through a translation process by experts. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were carried out. Results Exploratory factor analysis showed that factor loadings were between 0.46 and 0.73 for Factor 1, 0.68 and 0.87 for Factor 2. The two-factor model, which consists of “Community Centeredness” and “Socio-Demographic Characteristics”, was evaluated through confirmatory factor analysis. The goodness-of-fit statistics of the model showed well-fit: CMIN/df 4.46, GFI 0.96, CFI 0.95, RMSEA 0.05, SRMR 0.03. Standardized regression weights were between 0.43 and 0.77. Conclusion The tool has acceptable psychometric characteristics, with good reliability and validity. It could be considered as a point of departure for the change in the way of being socially accountable since it enables medical students to explore the weak areas of their medical schools in terms of social accountability. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f801037f8482476393a6ad99a2a88b8b2023-03-22T11:36:55ZengBMCBMC Medical Education1472-69202023-03-012311710.1186/s12909-023-04121-7Validation of IFMSA social accountability assessment tool: exploratory and confirmatory factor analysisÖzlem Coşkun0Utku Timurçin1Yavuz Selim Kıyak2Işıl İrem Budakoğlu3Medical Education and Informatics, Gazi University Faculty of MedicineGazi University Faculty of MedicineMedical Education and Informatics, Gazi University Faculty of MedicineMedical Education and Informatics, Gazi University Faculty of MedicineAbstract Background IFMSA Social Accountability Assessment Tool has been developed for medical students by medical students to assess medical schools. However, its psychometric characteristics are unknown since it was developed without any analysis. We aimed to reveal its reliability and validity. Methods 1122 undergraduate medical students from various years in Gazi University Faculty of Medicine have participated in the study. They have answered the Turkish version of IFMSA Social Accountability Assessment Tool created through a translation process by experts. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were carried out. Results Exploratory factor analysis showed that factor loadings were between 0.46 and 0.73 for Factor 1, 0.68 and 0.87 for Factor 2. The two-factor model, which consists of “Community Centeredness” and “Socio-Demographic Characteristics”, was evaluated through confirmatory factor analysis. The goodness-of-fit statistics of the model showed well-fit: CMIN/df 4.46, GFI 0.96, CFI 0.95, RMSEA 0.05, SRMR 0.03. Standardized regression weights were between 0.43 and 0.77. Conclusion The tool has acceptable psychometric characteristics, with good reliability and validity. It could be considered as a point of departure for the change in the way of being socially accountable since it enables medical students to explore the weak areas of their medical schools in terms of social accountability.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-023-04121-7Social accountabilityAssessment toolFactor analysisMedical education |
| spellingShingle | Özlem Coşkun Utku Timurçin Yavuz Selim Kıyak Işıl İrem Budakoğlu Validation of IFMSA social accountability assessment tool: exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis BMC Medical Education Social accountability Assessment tool Factor analysis Medical education |
| title | Validation of IFMSA social accountability assessment tool: exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis |
| title_full | Validation of IFMSA social accountability assessment tool: exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis |
| title_fullStr | Validation of IFMSA social accountability assessment tool: exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Validation of IFMSA social accountability assessment tool: exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis |
| title_short | Validation of IFMSA social accountability assessment tool: exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis |
| title_sort | validation of ifmsa social accountability assessment tool exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis |
| topic | Social accountability Assessment tool Factor analysis Medical education |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-023-04121-7 |
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