Table 1 Questionnaire themes and components
From: Research involvement among undergraduate health sciences students: a cross-sectional study
Theme and components | Measure | Analysis variable |
|---|---|---|
Voluntary research involvement (4 questions: I am/have…) | ||
1. Currently working on a voluntary research project. | Yes / No | Binary (Yes to any of the four vs. no to all four). |
2. Previously completed a voluntary research project. | ||
3. Previously presented your research at a congress or conference. | ||
4. Previously published your research in a medical journal. | ||
Self-perceived research competence (8 questions: I am competent in…) | ||
1. Searching the literature. | 5-point Likert scales (strongly agree (assigned 5) to strongly disagree (assigned 1)) | Continuous (Score out of 40 as a percentage). |
2. Understanding and interpreting medical literature. | ||
3. Designing a research study. | ||
4. Conducting a research study. | ||
5. Analysing and interpreting data from a research study. | ||
6. Writing a medical paper/article. | ||
7. Knowing how to find a suitable research supervisor/mentor in my faculty. | ||
8. Knowing how to get involved with research and start my own research project. | ||
Future research participation (4 questions: I am…) | ||
1. Currently interested in pursuing a research project. | 5-point Likert scales (strongly agree (assigned 5) to strongly disagree (assigned 1)) | Continuous (Score out of 20 as a percentage). |
2. Likely to get involved with research before graduating. | ||
3. Likely to pursue a career that involves conducting research. | ||
4. Likely to pursue a PhD in future. | ||