Original instrument 4 subscales—47 items | Modified instrument 7 subscales—44 items | Cronbach’s α (doctors) | Cronbach’s α (students) |
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1. Knowledge and skills (13 items) | 1. PM knowledge and skills (11 items) (e.g., Epidemiology, Health promotion) | .75 | .85 |
2. Basic sciences (4 items) (e.g., Anatomy, Chemistry, Pharmacotherapy) | .67 | .66 | |
2. Nature of medical-professional practice (7 items) | 3. Clinical practice (7 items) (e.g., Referral, Diagnostic skills, Treatment of patients) | .58 | .59 |
3. Types of patients, contacts, and complaints (10 items) | 4. Community practice (9 items) (e.g., Simple complaints, Long relationships with patients) | .84 | .75 |
4. Characteristics of the daily work (17 items) | 5. Daily work characteristics (5 items) (e.g., Move from place to place, Diversity of work) | .66 | .74 |
6. PM working stress (5 items) (e.g., Stressful work, Long working days, Routine work) | .56 | .64 | |
7. PM working benefits* (3 items) (e.g., High income, High prestige) | .13 | .40 |