Is PHEEM a multi-dimensional instrument? An international perspective

Wall, D; Clapham, M; Riquelme A.; Vieira, J; Cartmill, R; Aspegren, K; Roff S.

Abstract

Aim: To look at the characteristics of Postgraduate Hospital Educational Environment Measure (PHEEM) using data from the UK, Brazil, Chile and the Netherlands, and to examine the reliability and characteristics of PHEEM, especially how the three PHEEM subscales fitted with factors derived statistically from the data sets. Methods: Statistical analysis of PHEEM scores from 1563 sets of data, using reliability analysis, exploratory factor analysis and correlations of factors derived with the three defined PHEEM subscales. Results: PHEEM was very reliable with an overall Cronbach's alpha of 0.928. Three factors were derived by exploratory factor analysis. Factor One correlated most strongly with the teaching subscale (R 0.802), Factor Two correlated most strongly with the role autonomy subscale (R 0.623) and Factor Three correlated most strongly with the social support subscale (R 0.538). Conclusions: PHEEM is a multi-dimensional instrument. Overall, it is very reliable. There is a good fit of the three defined subscales, derived by qualitative methods, with the three principal factors derived from the data by exploratory factor analysis. © 2009 Informa UK Ltd All rights reserved.

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Título según WOS: Is PHEEM a multi-dimensional instrument? An international perspective
Título según SCOPUS: Is PHEEM a multi-dimensional instrument An international perspective
Título de la Revista: MEDICAL TEACHER
Volumen: 31
Número: 11
Editorial: TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Fecha de publicación: 2009
Página de inicio: E521
Página final: E527
Idioma: English
URL: http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.3109/01421590903095528
DOI:

10.3109/01421590903095528

Notas: ISI, SCOPUS