Journal of Education and Health Promotion

Validity and reliability of a virtual education satisfaction questionnaire from the perspective of cardiology residents during the COVID‑19 pandemic

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

. Behshid Ghadrdoost
. Parham Sadeghipour 1
. Ahmad Amin
. Hooman Bakhshandeh
. Feridoun Noohi 1
. Majid Maleki 1
. Mohammad Mehdi Peighambari 1
. Majid Haghjoo 2
. Mohammad‑Javad Alemzade‑Ansari 3
. Mohammad Sadeghvashveshady 3
. Bahram Mohebbi 3

1 Cardiovascular Intervention Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

2 Cardiac Electrophysiology Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran,

3 Cardiovascular Intervention Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, Cardio‑Oncology Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Abstract
BACKGROUND: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‑19) pandemic has prompted the further
virtualization of medical education. The satisfaction level of specific users such as cardiology residents
with virtual education can augment its quality; hence, the significance of a valid and reliable questionnaire
to obtain feedback is needed. This study aimed to design and measure validity and reliability of a
satisfaction questionnaire for virtual education of cardiology residents during COVID‑19 pandemic.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this cross‑sectional study, a self‑administered questionnaire
was developed by the faculty members of Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center.
Reliability was tested utilizing Cronbach’s alpha  and intercorrelation which was tested using Pearson’s
correlation coefficient test (ICC). Factor analysis was done by the Kaiser–Meyer–Olkin measure of
sampling adequacy and Bartlett’s sphericity test. The statistical analyses were performed with the
SPSS software version 22.
RESULTS: The face validity index was determined via an assessment of the relevance, clarity, and
simplicity of each item, and values >0.79 were accepted. The total Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was
calculated 0.93. Concerning test–retest reliability, the correlation between two rounds of evaluation
was >80 (P > 0.001) and ICC was 0.99 (P = 0.001). The content validity evaluation yielded an index of
0.95 and a ratio of 0.91. The principal component factor analysis, conducted to investigate construct
validity, generated four domains.
CONCLUSIONS: The study results confirmed the validity and reliability of the designed questionnaire
to evaluate the level of satisfaction of cardiology residents with virtual learning in COVID‑19 pandemic.

Keywords

Coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic
cardiology
questionnaire
reliability
residents
validity
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Journal of Education and Health Promotion
Volume 11, Issue 7
August 2021
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