Clinical Placement Quality Survey–Student (CPQS-S): A tool to evaluate allied health placement quality
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Kirwan, Garry
Howells, Simone
Hams, Andrea
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Driven by the need to understand placement quality indicators in action, the Clinical Placement Quality Survey– Student (CPQS-S) is a psychometrically robust survey designed to evaluate allied health students’ perception of placement. The CPQS-S was developed and validity established through the consensus of an interprofessional expert panel (n = 9). To determine test-retest reliability and internal consistency, students (n = 39) completed the CPQS-S twice. Construct validity was then determined by factor analysis (n = 719). The factor analysis identified four discrete themes relating to the students’ perception of what constitutes a quality clinical placement experience, furthermore, these quality indicators demonstrated excellent test-retest reliability. The CPQS-S is a valid and reliable tool for evaluating allied health students’ perception of a quality clinical placement experience, underpinned by current best practice frameworks. The CPQS-S provides all stakeholders with an easily scalable and objective method for evaluating placement quality to engage in quality improvement processes.
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International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning
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23
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4
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© 2022 New Zealand Association for Cooperative Education. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
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Allied health and rehabilitation science
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Jones, T; Kirwan, G; Howells, S; Hams, A, Clinical Placement Quality Survey–Student (CPQS-S): A tool to evaluate allied health placement quality, International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning, 2022, 23 (4), pp. 579-593