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Published in: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 1/2010

Open Access 01-12-2010 | Research

Validated instruments used to measure attitudes of healthcare students and professionals towards patients with physical disability: a systematic review

Authors: Wai Yim Lam, Sameer K Gunukula, Denise McGuigan, New Isaiah, Andrew B Symons, Elie A Akl

Published in: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation | Issue 1/2010

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Abstract

Background

Instruments to detect changes in attitudes towards people with disabilities are important for evaluation of training programs and for research. While we were interested in instruments specific for medical students, we aimed to systematically review the medical literature for validated survey instruments used to measure attitudes of healthcare students and professionals towards patients with physical disability.

Methods

We electronically searched Medline, EMBASE, PsycINFO, Health and Psychosocial Instruments. We included papers reporting on the development and/or validation of survey instruments to measure attitudes of healthcare students and professionals towards patients with physical disability. We excluded papers in which the attitudes were not measured in a provider-patient context. Two reviewers carried out titles and abstracts screening, full texts screening, and data abstraction in a duplicate and independent manner using standardized and pilot tested forms.

Results

We identified seven validated survey instruments used for healthcare students and professionals. These instruments were originally developed for the following target populations: general population (n = 4); dental students (n = 1); nursing students (n = 1); and rehabilitation professionals (n = 1). The types of validity reported for these instruments were content validity (n = 3), criterion-related validity (n = 1), construct validity (n = 2), face validity (n = 1), discriminant validity (n = 1), and responsiveness (n = 1). The most widely validated and used tool (ATDP) was developed in the late 1960s while the most recent instrument was developed in the early 1990s.

Conclusion

Of the seven identified validated instruments, less than half were specifically designed for healthcare students and professionals and none for medical students. There is a need to develop and validate a contemporary instrument specifically for medical students.
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Metadata
Title
Validated instruments used to measure attitudes of healthcare students and professionals towards patients with physical disability: a systematic review
Authors
Wai Yim Lam
Sameer K Gunukula
Denise McGuigan
New Isaiah
Andrew B Symons
Elie A Akl
Publication date
01-12-2010
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation / Issue 1/2010
Electronic ISSN: 1743-0003
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1743-0003-7-55

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