Author/Editor		Klemenc-Ketiš, Zalika; Kersnik, Janko
Title		New virtual case-based assessment method for decision making in undergraduate students
Type		članek
Vol. and No.		Letnik 13, št. 1
Publication year		2013
ISSN		1472-6920 - BMC medical education
Language		eng
Abstract		Background There are many Internet forums where patients can ask medical question and get an answer from doctors. The aim of this study was to develop and validate the rating scale for the assessment of decision-making skills in undergraduate medical students based on such Internet questions. Methods This cross-sectional observational study carried out in Medical School of University of Maribor in Slovenia during the family medicine teaching course in the fourth study year. The sample consisted of 159 students. The source of data were the scoring sheets of the students reports, assesses by two independent researchers. The assessment tool consisted of 10 items on a five-point Likert scale. Results Our final sample consisted of 147 (92.5%) students reports. The ICC for matching of the final total scores on assessment tool of both assessors was 0.742. Cronbachs alpha of the assessment scale was 0.848. Factor analysis revealed four factors: initial assessment, physical examination planning, planning patient management and patient education/involvement. Conclusions This assessment tool can be used for assessing undergraduate students decision-making based on medical questions asked by real patients in a virtual setting.
Keywords		medical students family medicine teaching course študentje medicine družinska medicina učni predmet