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ArticleInternational journal of medical education2019

The Dutch residency educational climate test: construct and concurrent validation in Spanish language.

Luis Carlos Dominguez, Milou Silkens, Alvaro Sanabria

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Luis Carlos DominguezDepartment of Surgery, University of La Sabana, Bogotá, Colombia.
Milou SilkensProfessional Performance and Compassionate Care research group, Department of Medical Psychology, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Alvaro SanabriaDepartment of Surgery, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.

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objectivesTo translate the 35-item version of the Dutch Residency Educational Climate Test (D-RECT), and assess its reliability, construct validity and concurrent validity in the Spanish language.

methodsFor this validation study, the D-RECT was translated using international recommendations. A total of 220 paper-based resident evaluations covering two Colombian universities were cross-sectionally collected in 2015. A Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was used to assess the internal validity of the instrument using the Comparative fit index (CFI), Tucker-Lewis index (TLI), Standardized root mean square residual (SRMSR), and Root mean square error of approximation (RMSA). Cronbach's α was used to assess reliability. The concurrent validity was investigated through Pearson correlations with the Spanish version of the Postgraduate Hospital Educational Environment Measure (PHEEM).

resultsThe original 9-factor structure showed an appropriate fit for the Spanish version of the instrument (CFI = 0.84, TLI = 0.82, SRMSR = 0.06, and RMSA = 0.06). The reliability coefficients were satisfactory (>0.70). The mean total scores of the D-RECT and the PHEEM showed a significant correlation (r = 0.7, p<0.01).

conclusionsThis study confirms the validity and reliability of the Spanish version of the Dutch Residency Educational Climate Test, indicating that the instrument is suitable for the evaluation of departments' learning climate in the Spanish context. Future research is needed to confirm these findings in other Spanish speaking countries.

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Internship and ResidencyLearningSurveys and QuestionnairesAdultCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansLanguageMaleReproducibility of Resultscolombiad-rectlearning climatepostgraduate medical educationpsychometrics

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