title: Development of ACLEEM questionnaire, an instrument measuring residents' educational environment in postgraduate ambulatory setting.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Students' perceptions of their educational environment (EE) have been studied in undergraduate and postgraduate curricula. Postgraduate EE has been measured in hospital settings. However, there are no instruments available to measure the EE in postgraduate ambulatory settings.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to develop the "ambulatory care learning education environment measure" (ACLEEM).
  
  
  METHODS
  A mixed methodology was used including three stages: (1) Grounded theory (focus groups); (2) Delphi technique to identify consensus; and (3) Pilot study.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Three quota samples of approximately 60 stakeholders were formed, one as focus groups and two as Delphi panels. Eight focus groups were carried out including 58 residents (Latin-American Spanish speakers). The results were analysed and 173 items were offered to a National Delphi panel (61 residents and teachers). They reduced in two rounds the number of important items to 54. The 54-item questionnaire was then piloted with 63 residents and refined to the final version of the ACLEEM with 50 items and three domains.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The 50-item inventory is a valid instrument to measure the EE in postgraduate ambulatory setting in Chile. Large-scale administration of the ACLEEM questionnaire to evaluate its construct validity and reliability are the next steps to test the psychometric properties of the instrument.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Centre for Medical Education, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. a.riquelme.perez@gmail.com
authors.forename: Arnoldo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Riquelme
authors.forename: Oslando
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Padilla
authors.forename: Cristian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Herrera
authors.forename: Trinidad
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Olivos
authors.forename: José Antonio
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Román
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sarfatis
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Solís
authors.forename: Margarita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pizarro
authors.forename: Patricio
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Torres
authors.forename: Sue
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Roff
mesh_terms: D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D003697:Delphi Technique; D017144:Focus Groups; D006272:Health Facility Environment; D006801:Humans; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012107:Research Design; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*