Development of Evaluation Scale for Clinical Research Educaton

Background: There is no scale developed to evaluate clinical research education. The aim of the study is to introduce a development of clinical research scale first time for evaluation in Medical and Clinical Pharmacology clinical research practices. Methods: : “Retrospective descriptive research” method was preferred for data collection and classification. The study group of the research consists of students who volunteered to be evaluated in the third grade medical students. The students were asked to fill the form and the pool of statements was compiled. Literature screening and expression pools selected words, has been converted into sentences with attitude expression. a 5-point Likert-type scale consisting of 12 items was prepared through the questionnaire study. The scale study with 150 students was included. Sample size was calculated in order to evaluate the correlation of item total score. Results: : The sample size was “very good” [KMO=0.864 ]. Barlett’s Test of Shericity [p<0.001 ] was significant. Cronbach’s alpha value of the scale was 0.91. This value indicates that the scale degree is in "very good" for reliability, validity and sample size. This scale is suitable for correlation matrix factor analysis; the sample adequacy degree in is ”very good". The reliability coefficient of Guttman [rt = 0.830 ] and Spearman-Brown [rsb = 0.831 ], which represent the scale divided into two, were found. Conclusion: This newly developed scale has been shown to be able to evaluate students' attitudes towards clinical research and can be used in future education periods. Trial registration “Retrospective descriptive research”