Assessing the Reliability of a Geriatric Knowledge Tool for Graduating Healthcare Providers
Presentation Type
Oral and/or Visual Presentation
Presenter Major(s)
Physician Assistant Studies
Mentor Information
Theresa Bacon-Baguley, bacon-bt@gvsu.edu; Andrew Booth, bootha@gvsu.edu; Neal Rogness, rognessn@gvsu.edu; Lisa Woolsey, woolseyl@gvsu.edu
Department
Physician Assistant Studies, Statistics
Location
Kirkhof Center 2216
Start Date
13-4-2011 11:30 AM
End Date
13-4-2011 12:00 PM
Keywords
Health and Wellness, Health, Illness, and Healing
Abstract
More than 28 million United States Baby Boomers will begin turning age 65 in 2011. Still, there is not a universal instrument available to reliably measure the geriatric knowledge of direct care providers. The purpose of this pilot study is to aid in the development of a reliable and valid tool which measures the geriatric knowledge base of graduating healthcare providers. Item-analysis was performed on a multiple-choice tool to identify potential questions in need of modification and responses were analyzed to determine Cronbach alpha as a measure of the tool's reliability. Results will be shared for various subgroups of interest.
Assessing the Reliability of a Geriatric Knowledge Tool for Graduating Healthcare Providers
Kirkhof Center 2216
More than 28 million United States Baby Boomers will begin turning age 65 in 2011. Still, there is not a universal instrument available to reliably measure the geriatric knowledge of direct care providers. The purpose of this pilot study is to aid in the development of a reliable and valid tool which measures the geriatric knowledge base of graduating healthcare providers. Item-analysis was performed on a multiple-choice tool to identify potential questions in need of modification and responses were analyzed to determine Cronbach alpha as a measure of the tool's reliability. Results will be shared for various subgroups of interest.