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ArticleAdvances in medical education and practice2016

Psychometric properties of the Persian version of the Ambulatory Care Learning Educational Environment Measure (ACLEEM) questionnaire, Shiraz, Iran.

Mohammad Mahdi Parvizi, Mitra Amini, Mohammad Reza Dehghani, Peyman Jafari, Zahra Parvizi

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Mohammad Mahdi ParviziHealth Policy Research Center; Quality Improvement in Clinical Education Research Center.
Mitra AminiQuality Improvement in Clinical Education Research Center.
Mohammad Reza DehghaniQuality Improvement in Clinical Education Research Center.
Peyman JafariDepartment of Biostatistics, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Fars, Iran.
Zahra ParviziHealth Policy Research Center.

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purposeEvaluation is the main component in design and implementation of educational activities and rapid growth of educational institution programs. Outpatient medical education and clinical training environment is one of the most important parts of training of medical residents. This study aimed to determine the validity and reliability of the Persian version of Ambulatory Care Learning Educational Environment Measure (ACLEEM) questionnaire, as an instrument for assessment of educational environments in residency medical clinics. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis study was performed on 180 residents in Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran, in 2014-2015. The questionnaire designers' electronic permission (by email) and the residents' verbal consent were obtained before distributing the questionnaires. The study data were gathered using ACLEEM questionnaire developed by Arnoldo Riquelme in 2013. The data were analyzed using the SPSS statistical software, version 14, and MedCalc

resultsFive team members who were experts in medical education were consulted to test the cultural adaptation, linguistic equivalency, and content validity of the Persian version of the questionnaire. Content validity indexes were >0.9 in all items. In factor analysis of the instrument, the Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin index was 0.928 and Barlett's sphericity test yielded the following results:

conclusionAccording to the results, the Persian version of ACLEEM questionnaire was a valid and reliable instrument for Iranian residents to assess specialized clinics and residency ambulatory settings.

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ACLEEMambulatory medicineeducational environmentIranpostgraduate medical educationpsychometric studiesvalidation

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