title: Evaluation of clinical research training programs using the clinical research appraisal inventory.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to measure change in clinical research self-efficacy after participating in KL2, postdoctoral and predoctoral clinical research training programs at Washington University School of Medicine. We surveyed program participants using a 76-item version of the Clinical Research Appraisal Inventory (CRAI). Principal components analysis (PCA) examined the CRAI’s underlying factor structure; Cronbach alpha measured the internal consistency of items on each subscale and the overall CRAI. CRAI score changes from baseline to 1-year follow-up were assessed using repeated-measures analysis of variance. All 29 KL2, 47 postdoctoral, and 31 TL1 scholars enrolled 2006-2009 (mean age 31.6 years, range 22-44; 59.6% female; 65.4% white) completed baseline surveys. Of these participants, 22 KL2, 17 postdoctoral, and 21 TL1 scholars completed the 1-year follow-up assessment. PCA resulted in a seven-factor solution with 69 items (alphas > 0.849 for each subscale and 69-item CRAI). Significant improvements at 1-year follow-up were observed across all programs for Study Design/Data Analysis ( p = .016), Interpreting/Reporting/Presenting ( p = .034), and overall CRAI ( p = .050). Differences between programs were observed for all but one subscale (each p < .05). Clinical research self-efficacy increased 1 year after clinical research training. Whether this short-term outcome correlates with long-term clinical research productivity, requires further study.
authors: Clinical Research Training Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
authors: Lauren
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authors: Lipira
authors: Donna B
authors: DB
authors: Jeffe
authors: Melissa
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authors: Krauss
authors: Jane
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authors: Garbutt
authors: Jay
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authors: Piccirillo
authors: Bradley
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authors: Evanoff
authors: Victoria
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authors: Fraser
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000193:education*; D004493:Education; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities