Assessment of undergraduate physiotherapist clinical performance: investigation of educator inter-rater reliability

Physiotherapy

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 212-219

  Meldrum, Dara ^a   Lydon, Anne Marie ^b   Loughnane, Mary ^c   Geary, Fiona ^c   Shanley, Laura ^d   Sayers, Karen ^e   Shinnick, Elizabeth ^e   Filan, Denise ^f  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GALWAY   (Ireland)

^c Kerry General Hospital   (Ireland)

^d WATERFORD REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^e Department of Medicine National University of Ireland Cork   (Ireland)

^f BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Clinical competence; Education; Physical therapy; Reliability and validity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH EDUCATOR; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY PRACTICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD;

EID: 68649104985     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2008.03.003     Document Type: Article

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