Validity of the visual analogue scale as an instrument to measure self-efficacy in resuscitation skills

Medical Education

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 503-511

  Turner, Nigel M ^a,d   Van De Leemput, Anita J ^b   Draaisma, Jos M T ^c   Oosterveld, Paul ^a   Ten Cate, Olle Th J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Clinical competence *standards; Education, dental, graduate *methods; Education, medical, continuing *methods; Paediatrics *education; Questionnaires; Resuscitation *standards education; Validation studies publication type

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESUSCITATION; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EVALUATION; VALIDITY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; NETHERLANDS; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PEDIATRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESUSCITATION; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 42149132268     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2007.02950.x     Document Type: Article

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