Moncayo-Rizzo Jorge, Alvarado-Villa Geovanny, Cherrez-Ojeda Iván, Gallardo Juan Carlos, Velez Leon Eleonor, Gonzalez Eras Susana Patricia
Universidad Espíritu Santo, 0901952, Samborondón, Ecuador.
Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil, 090615, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
BDJ Open. 2024 Mar 28;10(1):27. doi: 10.1038/s41405-024-00208-5.
The aim of this study is to develop and validate a questionnaire for dental students in Ecuador to assess their reasons to study dentistry.
A 25-item questionnaire was developed by the authors based on similar studies and a qualitative study. The questionnaire had five theoretical factors: economic, professional, vocational, social and academic reasons for study. In the first two samples, exploratory factor analysis was performed to identify the structure, and the models obtained were compared with confirmatory factor analysis in the third sample.
Three samples were used, sample A with 201 participants, sample B with 623 participants, and sample C with 596 participants. Two-thirds of the participants were female and almost one-third were from coast region. The EFA applied in sample A resulted in a five-factor model with 18 items; in contrast, a three-factor model was obtained from sample B. According to the CFA in sample C, the best model was explained by three factors: labor, vocational and academic reasons. Considering two items to cross-load in labor and vocational factors, which are theoretically justified.
This study presents a 12-item questionnaire that assesses labor, vocational and academic reasons for studying dentistry in an Ecuadorian population.
本研究旨在开发并验证一份针对厄瓜多尔牙科学生的问卷，以评估他们选择学习牙科的原因。
作者基于类似研究和一项定性研究编制了一份包含25个条目的问卷。该问卷有五个理论因素：学习的经济、专业、职业、社会和学术原因。在前两个样本中进行探索性因素分析以确定结构，并将得到的模型与第三个样本中的验证性因素分析进行比较。
使用了三个样本，样本A有201名参与者，样本B有623名参与者，样本C有596名参与者。三分之二的参与者为女性，近三分之一来自沿海地区。样本A中应用的探索性因素分析得出一个包含18个条目的五因素模型；相比之下，样本B得出一个三因素模型。根据样本C中的验证性因素分析，最佳模型由三个因素解释：劳动、职业和学术原因。考虑到有两个条目在劳动和职业因素中存在交叉载荷，这在理论上是合理的。
本研究提出了一份包含12个条目的问卷，用于评估厄瓜多尔人群中学习牙科专业的劳动、职业和学术原因。
