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Table 1 Comparison of CSAS validation studies on medical students

From: Affective and cognitive components of students’ attitudes towards communication learning - validation of the Communication Skills Attitude Scale in a cohort of polish medical students

Authors, Year

Country, language, sample details

Factorial structure (items), Cronbach’s α

Items eliminated

CFA

Rees et al. [11], 2002

The United Kingdom, English, 490 1st and 2nd year medical students

1. PAS (4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 21, 22, 23, 25), α = 0.873

2. NAS (1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 20, 24, 26), α = 0.805

NO

Anvik et al. [16], 2007

Norway, Norwegian, 1833 medical students

1. Learning (2, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 21, 24, 25, 26) α = 0.861

2. Importance (1, 3, 4, 19, 22) α = 0.532

3. Respecting (5, 9, 14,16), α = 0.775

4 items (15, 17, 20, 23)

NO

Harlak et al. [12], 2008

Turkey, Turkish, 179 1st-5th year medical students

1. PAS (1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18, 21, 23, 25), α = 0.920

2. NAS (2, 3, 6, 11, 15, 17, 19, 20, 22, 24, 26), α = 0.710

NO

Ahn et al. [18], 2009

Korea, Korean, 325 2nd year pre-medical and 3rd year medical students

1. Facilitating interpersonal skills (4, 5, 9, 10, 14, 16), α = 0.752

2. Importance within a medical context (2, 19, 21, 26), α = 0.744

3. Motivation (8, 11, 23, 24), α = 0.680

4. Assessment (3, 22), α = 0.446

5. Overconfidence (13,20), α = 0.496

8 items (1, 6, 7, 12, 15, 17, 18, 25)

NO

Molinuevo and Torrubia [13], 2011

Spain, Catalan,

569 1st year nursing students and 1st and 2nd year medicine students

1. PAS (1, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 21, 23, 25) α = 0.830

2. NAS (2, 3, 6, 8, 11, 15, 17, 20, 22, 24), α = 0.640

3 items (13, 19, 26)

NO

Busch et al. [14], 2015

Germany, German, 529 1st, 2nd and 4th year medical students

1. PAS (4, 5, 9, 10, 14, 16, 23), α =?a

2. NAS (2, 6, 7, 11, 12, 15, 17, 19, 21, 24, 25, 26), α =?a

7 items (1, 3, 8, 13, 18, 20, 22)

YES

Baharudin et al. [15], 2017

Malaysia, English, 171 1st year medical students

1. PAS (4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 19, 21, 23, 25, 26), α = 0.862

2. NAS (2, 3, 6, 8, 17, 20, 22, 24), α = 0.565

4 items (1, 11, 13, 15)

NO

Yakhforoshha et al. [17], 2018

Iran, Persian,

410 medical students from different levels of training

1. Important in medical context (1, 4, 5, 9, 10, 14, 16, 19, 21, 23, 25), α = 0.86

2. Excuse (2, 6, 8, 15, 18, 26), α = 0.75

3. Learning (7, 12, 13, 17, 24), α = 0.65

4. Overconfidence (3, 20, 22), α = 0.62

1 item (11)

YES

  1. a values are missing due to probable error in the given article