ASSESSING THE PROFESSIONALISM OF PHYSICIANS BY PATIENTS: TRANSLATION INTO RUSSIAN, ADAPTATION AND VALIDATION OF THE IPAMP QUESTIONNAIRE

• Elena Yu. Vasil`eva
• Anna A. Simakova
• Margarita S. Sungurova

Abstract

The assessment of medical professionalism does not lose its relevance, since it is associated with the assessment of the quality of training of future doctors and the provision of medical care to the population. Existing tools for assessing the professionalism of doctors in the Russian Federation rarely take into account the opinion of patients or their legal representatives. The International Patient Assessment Tool for Medical Professionalism (IPAMP) includes 11 items and is designed to assess the professionalism of trainees and doctors from the patient’s point of view.

Purpose. Translation into Russian, adaptation and validation of the Patient Assessment Tool for Medical Professionalism (IPAMP).

Material and methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted on the basis of the Arkhangelsk Children’s Dental Clinic of the Arkhangelsk Region to test the reliability and validity of the Russian version of the questionnaire (R-IPAMP). 336 legal representatives of patients (parents) were anonymously interviewed, who assessed the professionalism of 7 dentists with a work experience of no more than 3 years, under the age of 30 years.

Results. Intercultural translation and adaptation of IPAMP into Russian was carried out. Structural and criterion validity of the assessment tool are determined. The Cronbach’s alpha coefficient for 11 items of the questionnaire was 0.814, which indicates good reliability of the assessment tool, internal consistency of the questionnaire questions and their homogeneity. We analyzed the response data of 336 legal representatives of patients who highly rated the medical professionalism of young doctors (4.56±0.04).

Research limitations. Standardization of the questionnaire requires further study of its convergent and discriminant validity, retest reliability, and factor analysis on a larger sample of respondents.

Conclusion. The proposed version of the Russian version of IPAMP is a valid and reliable tool for assessing medical professionalism on the part of patients and can be used at all stages and levels of medical education, as well as in practical healthcare to receive feedback from patients or their legal representatives in order to correct the educational process and improve interactions in the doctor-patient system.

Keywords:medical professionalism; grade; patients’ opinions; questionnaire, validity; reliability

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