Validation of MSAT: An instrument to measure medical students' self-assessed confidence in musculoskeletal examination skills

Medical Education

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 402-410

  Vivekananda Schmidt, Pirashanthie ^a,b   Lewis, Martyn ^b   Hassell, Andrew B ^b   Coady, David ^c   Walker, David ^c   Kay, Lesley ^c   McLean, Monica J ^d   Haq, Inam ^e   Rahman, Anisur ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

*Self assessment; Adult; Clinical competence *standards; England; Female; Humans; Male; Musculoskeletal diseases *diagnosis; Physical examination *standards; Questionnaires *standards

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF EVALUATION; SKILL; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34147123191     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2929.2007.02712.x     Document Type: Article

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