Adaptation and Validation of Decision-Making Questionnaire Among Physicians of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Abstract: Introduction: Healthcare decision-making is a critical yet understudied aspect of medical education. It holds significant importance among healthcare professionals and influences their overall behavior. We adapted and validated the Decision-Making Questionnaire, which measures factors affe...
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| description | Abstract: Introduction: Healthcare decision-making is a critical yet understudied aspect of medical education. It holds significant importance among healthcare professionals and influences their overall behavior. We adapted and validated the Decision-Making Questionnaire, which measures factors affecting decision-making among obstetricians and gynecologists. Methods: We used a cross-sectional survey design to establish the construct validity of the DMQ. We established content validity using the Lawshe content validity ratio and conducted a survey to establish the construct validity. Results: Exploratory factor analysis (n = 150) revealed three factors, task-related, context-related, and individual-related, having eigenvalues greater than 1 and adequate alpha reliability. Confirmatory factor analysis (n = 197) found adequate model fit indices. We assessed the reliability coefficient of the Decision-Making Questionnaire using Cronbach’s alpha and McDonald’s Omega coefficient, which showed an acceptable range (0.86–0.90). Hence, the scale appears to be psychometrically sound and a practical measure for obstetricians and gynecologists. Discussion: The Decision-Making Questionnaire demonstrated convergent validity by positively correlating with the Team Decision-Making Questionnaire and divergent validity by showing correlations with the measure of professional quality of life. The scale is useful for practitioners and researchers to measure factors affecting decision-making in naturalistic settings. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4ddc0fea976442618b71627321775ca62025-01-09T13:30:23ZengHogrefe Publishing GroupEuropean Journal of Psychology Open2673-86272024-12-0183414515910.1024/2673-8627/a000064Adaptation and Validation of Decision-Making Questionnaire Among Physicians of Obstetrics and GynecologySana Younas0Saeeda Khanum1School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Department of Behavioral Sciences, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, PakistanSchool of Social Sciences and Humanities, Department of Behavioral Sciences, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, PakistanAbstract: Introduction: Healthcare decision-making is a critical yet understudied aspect of medical education. It holds significant importance among healthcare professionals and influences their overall behavior. We adapted and validated the Decision-Making Questionnaire, which measures factors affecting decision-making among obstetricians and gynecologists. Methods: We used a cross-sectional survey design to establish the construct validity of the DMQ. We established content validity using the Lawshe content validity ratio and conducted a survey to establish the construct validity. Results: Exploratory factor analysis (n = 150) revealed three factors, task-related, context-related, and individual-related, having eigenvalues greater than 1 and adequate alpha reliability. Confirmatory factor analysis (n = 197) found adequate model fit indices. We assessed the reliability coefficient of the Decision-Making Questionnaire using Cronbach’s alpha and McDonald’s Omega coefficient, which showed an acceptable range (0.86–0.90). Hence, the scale appears to be psychometrically sound and a practical measure for obstetricians and gynecologists. Discussion: The Decision-Making Questionnaire demonstrated convergent validity by positively correlating with the Team Decision-Making Questionnaire and divergent validity by showing correlations with the measure of professional quality of life. The scale is useful for practitioners and researchers to measure factors affecting decision-making in naturalistic settings.https://econtent.hogrefe.com/doi/10.1024/2673-8627/a000064healthcarenaturalistic decision-makingobstetrics and gynecologyexploratory factor analysisconfirmatory factor analysis |
| spellingShingle | Sana Younas Saeeda Khanum Adaptation and Validation of Decision-Making Questionnaire Among Physicians of Obstetrics and Gynecology European Journal of Psychology Open healthcare naturalistic decision-making obstetrics and gynecology exploratory factor analysis confirmatory factor analysis |
| title | Adaptation and Validation of Decision-Making Questionnaire Among Physicians of Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| title_full | Adaptation and Validation of Decision-Making Questionnaire Among Physicians of Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| title_fullStr | Adaptation and Validation of Decision-Making Questionnaire Among Physicians of Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| title_full_unstemmed | Adaptation and Validation of Decision-Making Questionnaire Among Physicians of Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| title_short | Adaptation and Validation of Decision-Making Questionnaire Among Physicians of Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| title_sort | adaptation and validation of decision making questionnaire among physicians of obstetrics and gynecology |
| topic | healthcare naturalistic decision-making obstetrics and gynecology exploratory factor analysis confirmatory factor analysis |
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