The ethical attitude of dentists scale: development and psychometric properties.
Attitude
Code of ethics
Dentistry
Psychometrics.
Journal
Journal of medical ethics and history of medicine
ISSN: 2008-0387
Titre abrégé: J Med Ethics Hist Med
Pays: Iran
ID NLM: 101606442
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2022
2022
Historique:
received:
18
04
2022
accepted:
09
10
2022
medline:
5
5
2023
pubmed:
5
5
2023
entrez:
5
5
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
One critical tactic that leads to a better understanding of the ethical status of dentists is to assess their ethical attitude by using an appropriate scale. This study aimed to design and evaluate the validity and reliability of the ethical attitude of dentists scale (EADS). This study was conducted based on a mixed-method design. The first qualitative part of the study was conducted in 2019 and the items of the scale were produced from the ethical codes compiled in a previous study. In this part, the psychometric analysis was conducted. The reliability was evaluated by Cronbach's alpha coefficient and intraclass correlation coefficient. Factor analysis was used to assess the construct validity (n = 511), and the following three factors were extracted with a total variance of 48.03. 1) Maintaining the standing of the profession in relationships. 2) Providing dental services while maintaining trust in the profession, and 3) Providing information for the benefit of the patient. In confirmatory factor analysis, appropriate values were obtained for the goodness of fit indices, and Cronbach's alpha was 0.68 - 0.84 for the various factors. Based on the results mentioned above, this scale showed an appropriate validity and reliability for measuring the ethical attitude of dentists.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
12Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2022 Tehran University of Medical Sciences.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare no conflict of interests.
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