The medical condition regard scale (MCRS): An examination of its factor structure using paramedic students

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 938-943

  Williams, Brett ^a   Brown, Ted ^a   Boyle, Malcolm ^a   Webb, Vanessa ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Confirmatory factor analysis; Exploratory factor analysis; Medical Condition Regard Scale (MCRS); Paramedic; Undergraduate

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EDUCATION; EMPATHY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESCUE PERSONNEL; VALIDATION STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; EMPATHY; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883451212     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2012.11.010     Document Type: Article

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