Halawany H S, Al-Jazairy Y H, Al-Maflehi N, Abraham N B, Jacob V
Dental Caries Research Chair, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Periodontics and Community Dentistry, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Eur J Dent Educ. 2017 Nov;21(4):e50-e58. doi: 10.1111/eje.12218. Epub 2016 Jun 24.
The aim of this study was to evaluate undergraduate dental students' self-perceptions of their clinical dental environment using a valid, concise and more practical version of the Dental Clinical Learning Environment Inventory (DECLEI) questionnaire.
The 24-item DECLEI was self-administered to fourth- and fifth-year undergraduate dental students from public and private dental schools in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, during the 2014-2015 academic year. Factor analysis revealed three underlying factors associated with the clinical learning environment. Independent sample t-tests were used to evaluate any associations amongst the items, the factors, the total DECLEI score and other demographic variables. For the scoring system, 6-point Likert scale responses were scored on a 100% scale ranging from excellent to poor.
The mean DECLEI total score was 64.1 (good) of 100. Amongst the factors, the highest mean score, 71.3 (good), was obtained for the patient interactions and professionalism, and the lowest mean score, 50.2 (moderate), was observed for all the negatively worded statements in the DECLEI. The instrument exhibited good discriminant validity as it was able to record significant differences between genders and between public and private institutions in the total DECLEI, the factors and most of the items scored.
The new DECLEI scale identified several areas of strength and some aspects that could be improved. Overall, the dental students rated the clinical undergraduate programme as more positive than negative.
本研究旨在使用有效、简洁且更实用的牙科临床学习环境量表（DECLEI）问卷，评估牙科本科学生对其临床牙科环境的自我认知。
2014 - 2015学年期间，对沙特阿拉伯利雅得公立和私立牙科学校的四、五年级牙科本科学生进行了24项DECLEI问卷的自我管理。因子分析揭示了与临床学习环境相关的三个潜在因素。使用独立样本t检验来评估各项、各因素、DECLEI总分与其他人口统计学变量之间的关联。对于评分系统，6点李克特量表的回答按100%的比例进行评分，范围从优秀到差。
DECLEI总分的平均分为64.1（良好）（满分100）。在各因素中，患者互动和专业素养的平均得分最高，为71.3（良好），而DECLEI中所有负面措辞陈述的平均得分最低，为50.2（中等）。该工具具有良好的区分效度，因为它能够记录在DECLEI总分、各因素以及大多数评分项目中性别之间和公立与私立机构之间的显著差异。
新的DECLEI量表确定了几个优势领域和一些可以改进的方面。总体而言，牙科学生对本科临床课程的评价是积极多于消极。
