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ArticleBMC medical education2021

Development of a valid and reliable pterygium surgery assessment scale for ophthalmology residents.

Zhihua Zhang, Tianwei Qian, Bijun Zhu, Haiyun Liu, Xiaodong Sun, Xun Xu

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Article in BMC medical education, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Zhihua Zhang *Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 100 Haining Road, Hongkou District, 200080, Shanghai, China.
Tianwei Qian *Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 100 Haining Road, Hongkou District, 200080, Shanghai, China.
Bijun ZhuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 100 Haining Road, Hongkou District, 200080, Shanghai, China.
Haiyun LiuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 100 Haining Road, Hongkou District, 200080, Shanghai, China. 13901812628@163.com.
Xiaodong SunDepartment of Ophthalmology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 100 Haining Road, Hongkou District, 200080, Shanghai, China.
Xun XuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 100 Haining Road, Hongkou District, 200080, Shanghai, China.
Shanghai Chest Hospital · CNShanghai Eye Disease Prevention & Treatment Center · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMicrosurgery training has become an important part of ophthalmology teaching and one of the main topics of examination. Accurate and effective evaluation of microsurgery skills is vital for the training and teaching of residents. In this study, we aimed to establish a pterygium surgery assessment scale for use by ophthalmic residents and evaluate its reliability and validity.

methodsBased on a literature search, experienced pterygium surgeons developed the preliminary scale according to the standard surgical procedure. The preliminary scale and a questionnaire were sent to teaching and research experts in the field for feedback. Face and content validity and reliability of the scale were determined by rounds of modifications based on expert feedback. For construct validity, existing assessment scales were obtained and a range of factors were tested.

resultsNineteen expert surgeons completed the questionnaire and modifications were made until all surgeons agreed on the final scale. Good construct validity was found by evaluation against 257 existing scales. For reliability, 280 evaluation scales were completed. Inter- and intra-rater reliability analysis both found Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC) > 0.8 for all items and total scores.

conclusionThe pterygium surgery assessment scale developed in this study has good reliability and validity, and is an effective measurement tool for the evaluation of ophthalmology residents' pterygium surgical skills.

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Internship and ResidencyOphthalmologyPterygiumClinical CompetenceEducational MeasurementHumansReproducibility of ResultsAssessment scalePterygium surgeryReliabilityValidity

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