Abstract:

The aim of this study is structural analysis of PAR (Physician Achievement Review) survey instrument for Turkish physicians which was delevoped in Canadian health system for assessing physician self performance. Original survey consists of totally 31 questions. Questionnaires were distributed 102 physicians at A Research and Training Hospital in Ankara. Correlation analysis and principal component analysis used for analysis. At the end of the explanatory factor analysis analysis it was found that Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) coefficient 0.87, Bartlett's Test <0.01 and there were five factors (1) diagnosis skills (2) giving psychosociological support to patients (3) relationships between patient and his/her relatives (4) professional development (5) and communications skills. The results of this study shows that this instrument can be useful for assesing physician self performance

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