Validating modified PHEEM questionnaire for measuring educational environment in academic emergency departments

TY - JOUR

T1 - Validating modified PHEEM questionnaire for measuring educational environment in academic emergency departments

AU - Jalili, Mohammad

AU - Mortaz Hejri, Sara

AU - Ghalandari, Mina

AU - Moradi-Lakeh, Maziar

AU - Mirzazadeh, Azim

AU - Roff, Susanne

PY - 2014/5

Y1 - 2014/5

N2 - BACKGROUND: The quality of the educational environment is a key determinant in postgraduate training programs. In order to evaluate and understand this environment a valid and reliable instrument is required. The PHEEM (Postgraduate Hospital Educational Environment Measure) questionnaire is one of the most widely used tools for evaluating the perception of hospital-based residents. The aim of this study was to examine the psychometric quality of the PHEEM in the context of emergency medicine program.METHODS: This study evaluated the reliability, construct validity and applicability of the Persian version of the PHEEM questionnaire using a sample of emergency medicine residents from 3 emergency medicine residency programs in Iran. Eighty-nine residents were asked to complete the questionnaire and indicate their agreement with each of the 37 statements using a 5-point Likert scale(strongly disagree: 0 to strongly agree: 4). Cronbach's alpha coefficient was calculated to determine internal consistency. Confirmatory and explanatory factor analyses were performed to assess the construct validity of the original 3 subscales of the questionnaire.RESULTS: The mean score for the total questionnaire was 2.24 (SD: 0.06). The Cronbach's alpha value was found to be 0.86. Factor analysis did not confirm the original three subscales of the PHEEM questionnaire.CONCLUSION: The Persian version of PHEEM proved a reliable and practical tool for assessing clinical educational environment in emergency medicine departments.

AB - BACKGROUND: The quality of the educational environment is a key determinant in postgraduate training programs. In order to evaluate and understand this environment a valid and reliable instrument is required. The PHEEM (Postgraduate Hospital Educational Environment Measure) questionnaire is one of the most widely used tools for evaluating the perception of hospital-based residents. The aim of this study was to examine the psychometric quality of the PHEEM in the context of emergency medicine program.METHODS: This study evaluated the reliability, construct validity and applicability of the Persian version of the PHEEM questionnaire using a sample of emergency medicine residents from 3 emergency medicine residency programs in Iran. Eighty-nine residents were asked to complete the questionnaire and indicate their agreement with each of the 37 statements using a 5-point Likert scale(strongly disagree: 0 to strongly agree: 4). Cronbach's alpha coefficient was calculated to determine internal consistency. Confirmatory and explanatory factor analyses were performed to assess the construct validity of the original 3 subscales of the questionnaire.RESULTS: The mean score for the total questionnaire was 2.24 (SD: 0.06). The Cronbach's alpha value was found to be 0.86. Factor analysis did not confirm the original three subscales of the PHEEM questionnaire.CONCLUSION: The Persian version of PHEEM proved a reliable and practical tool for assessing clinical educational environment in emergency medicine departments.

KW - Academic Medical Centers

KW - Emergency Medicine

KW - Emergency Service, Hospital

KW - Female

KW - Humans

KW - Internship and Residency

KW - Iran

KW - Male

KW - Questionnaires

KW - Reproducibility of Results

M3 - Article

C2 - 24784868

SN - 1735-3947

VL - 17

SP - 372

EP - 377

JO - Archives of Iranian Medicine

JF - Archives of Iranian Medicine

IS - 5

ER -