title: Development of an instrument to measure the use of behaviors taught in the American Physical Therapy Association Clinical Instructor Education and Credentialing Program (APTA CIECP): a pilot study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Conduct a pilot study to establish the reliability and validity of a survey instrument that directly measures the objectives and content of the APTA CIECP; and measure the self-reported frequency of use of the behaviors taught in the APTA CIECP.
  
  
  METHODS
  Eighteen (18) APTA credentialed CIs.
  
  
  METHODS
  Develop a web-based survey consisting of 58 items representative of the behaviors taught in the APTA CIECP and 8 demographic characteristics. Establish the content validity and reliability of the survey instrument. Conduct a descriptive analysis of the frequency of self-reported use of the behaviors.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The APTA Clinical Instructor Education Board (CIEB) reviewed the items and determined that the items matched the objectives and content of the APTA CIECP, thereby establishing content validity. Cronbach's alpha coefficients ranging from 0.79-0.90 confirmed the reliability. The overall mean for all items on a 1-6 scale was 4.81.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The content validity and reliability of the survey instrument were established. The outcomes of this pilot study suggest that when measured by a valid and reliable instrument that is representative of the objectives and content of the CIECP, the behaviors taught in the CIECP are being applied in the clinical setting by APTA credentialed clinical instructors.
authors: Division of Physical Therapy, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA. pbridge@emory.edu
authors: Patricia H
authors: PH
authors: Bridges
authors: Vincent
authors: V
authors: Carter
authors: Stephanie
authors: S
authors: Rehm
authors: Sara Bowers
authors: SB
authors: Tintl
authors: Rebecca
authors: R
authors: Halperin
authors: Elizabeth
authors: E
authors: Kniesly
authors: Soni
authors: S
authors: Pelino
mesh_terms: D003406:Credentialing; D004496:Education, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D026761:Physical Therapy Specialty / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011361:Professional Competence; D012952:Societies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States