Table 3 Factor structure of training needs of midwives
From: The training and development needs of midwives in Indonesia: paper 2 of 3
Factor 1 (accounting for 29.3% of the variance Cronbach's α = 0.8941): Clinical and service management |
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Interpreting results from clinical investigations (0.700) |
Undertaking clinical examinations (0.671) |
Interpreting own patient data (0.644) |
Making decisions about patients' clinical problems (0.617) |
Introducing new ideas into clinical work (0.602) |
Instructing/training students/junior staff (0.589) |
Writing clinical/shift/other reports (0.580) |
Inputting data into written/computerized records (0.569) |
Undertaking budget planning activities (0.567) |
Undertaking health promotion/prevention activities (0.566) |
Collecting own patient/clinical/surveillance data (0.564) |
Locating and accessing equipment (0.554) |
Using technical equipment (0.547) |
Prioritizing work according to patients' needs (0.526) |
Planning/organizing patients' treatment (0.504) |
Factor 2 (accounting for 5.1% of the variance; Cronbach's α= 0.8678): Extending the service provision |
Making appropriate patient referrals (0.634) |
Requesting laboratory investigations and results (0.597) |
Assisting patients in making informed choices (0.530) |
Analysing patient data (0.524) |
Liaising with other health care professionals (0.509) |
Factor 3 (accounting for 4.1% of the variance, Cronbach's α= 0.4995): Assessment skills |
Critically evaluating published research (0.591) |
Identifying areas worthy of investigation (0.583) |
Assessing costs and outcomes of procedures (0.551) |