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Flouris A, Hawthorne G, Aitken M, et al. Development of a questionnaire for evaluating genetics education in general practice. J Community Genet. 2010;1(4):175-83doi: 10.1007/s12687-010-0027-8.
Flouris, A., Hawthorne, G., Aitken, M., Gaff, C., & Metcalfe, S. A. (2010). Development of a questionnaire for evaluating genetics education in general practice. Journal of community genetics, 1(4), 175-83. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12687-010-0027-8
Flouris, Anna, et al. "Development of a questionnaire for evaluating genetics education in general practice." Journal of community genetics vol. 1,4 (2010): 175-83. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12687-010-0027-8
Flouris A, Hawthorne G, Aitken M, Gaff C, Metcalfe SA. Development of a questionnaire for evaluating genetics education in general practice. J Community Genet. 2010 Dec;1(4):175-83. doi: 10.1007/s12687-010-0027-8. Epub 2010 Oct 16. PMID: 22460300; PMCID: PMC3185998.
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J Community Genet. 2010 Dec;1(4):175-83. doi: 10.1007/s12687-010-0027-8. Epub 2010 Oct 16.

Development of a questionnaire for evaluating genetics education in general practice.

Journal of community genetics

Anna Flouris, Graeme Hawthorne, Maryanne Aitken, Clara Gaff, Sylvia A Metcalfe

Affiliations

  1. Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, 3052, VIC, Australia.

PMID: 22460300 PMCID: PMC3185998 DOI: 10.1007/s12687-010-0027-8

Abstract

To support developments in genetics education, we constructed the GPGeneQ questionnaire to assess skills required for the practice of genetics by general practitioners (GPs). We describe the process of developing and validating this questionnaire to provide a detailed guide in the construction for questionnaires in the application of evaluating genetics education. The GPGeneQ was developed through a multi-step process with the initial draft based on a theoretical framework and literature review. The subsequent draft instrument contained three scales pertaining to GPs' knowledge, self-reported behaviour and attitudes regarding genetics in medicine. Content and ecological validity were measured by an iterative Delphi process involving experts, GPs and consumers of health services. Piloting to assess construct and criterion validity was conducted with a sample of GPs attending an educational workshop that was presented on a number of separate occasions in Victoria, Australia. Results from evaluations of 145 GPs participating in ten workshops revealed evidence for validity and reliability of the GPGeneQ: knowledge change (p < 0.001; CI, -1.63 to -0.68), behaviour change (p < 0.001; CI, -4.15 to -2.21), attitudinal change (p = 0.002; CI, -2.68 to -0.62). This paper details the procedures involved in developing and validating an assessment questionnaire for genetics education. The GPGeneQ is the first validated questionnaire covering a broad range of topics that is designed to provide a reliable measure for the evaluation of genetics education specifically in general practice. The procedures used are transferable to the construction of any instrument for use in genetics or other medical education.

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