Developing and validating the IP-SRP (impact of pandemics over surgical residency program) tool in a tertiary care hospital settinga setting

Abstract

Objective: To develop and validate a survey to be used for determining the impact of pandemics on residents working in Surgical and allied disciplines in a teaching hospital. Material and Methods: A survey tool was developed and reviewed according to AMEE guide 87, Khyber Medical College, Peshawar. After face, content and construct validation, internal consistency and test-retest reliability were calculated by Cronbach alpha on standardized items and Pearson “r” respectively with the help of SPSS-25. Results: During the process, a 28-item survey tool was reduced to 16 items. The items were grouped under 5 sections namely: preliminary data, skills, academic activities, impact over research activities and impact over examination preparations and schedules. The responses of all sections were recorded in the Likert scale (with options from 4-6) while one sections response was either “yes/no/unsure. The results of the pilot study revealed Cronbach’s alpha of 0.7 and Pearson “r” for test-retest reliability on all items as 0.7 to 1. Conclusion: IP-SRP survey is a new validated tool with good validity and reliability that can be used by healthcare professionals in times of pandemics, calamities and natural disasters that occur locally, regionally or globally.