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Table 2 Factor pattern coefficients for principal component analysis with Varimax rotation and corrected item-total correlations on the 20 items of the MTCCP (n = 60)

From: Validity and reproducibility of a tool for assessing clinical competencies in physical therapy students

 

Item

F1

F2

Professional Behavior 1

Minimizes the actual risk of damage in itself and the population it serves.

0,67

0,57

Professional Behavior 2

Meets the ethical and bioethical principles of the professional practice.

0,58

0,68

Professional Behavior 3

Uses efficiently and adequately the physical and technological resources available in the practice setting.

0,59

0,63

Professional Behavior 4

Has assertive verbal, nonverbal, and written communication.

0,64

0,52

Professional Behavior 5

Establishes interdisciplinary academic relations for the benefit of his/her training process and of the user’s assistance.

0,53

0,63

Professional Behavior 6

Shows initiative and leadership in managing knowledge and organizing activities within the practice.

0,44

0,78

Professional Behavior 7

Shows continuous commitment to improvement for his/her personal and professional development.

0,35

0,88

Professional Behavior 8

Bases his/her professional undertaking on the best available scientific evidence.

0,50

0,73

Professional Behavior 9

Fully assumes the undertaken commitments typical of the professional performance and his/her role as a student.

0,50

0,80

Professional Behavior 10

Takes part meeting efficiency and quality in the administrative activities of his/her practice.

0,30

0,85

Clinical reasoning 1

Produces an initial hypothesis of the user’s clinical condition based on the available information: clinical records, observations, and interviews.

0,81

0,3

Clinical reasoning 2

Selects the tests and measures consistent with the user’s priorities and the best available scientific evidence.

0,79

0,47

Clinical reasoning 3

Applies the selected tests and measures skillfully.

0,73

0,43

Clinical reasoning 4

Analyzes the obtained information to produce a diagnosis of the user’s functional condition.

0,78

0,42

Clinical reasoning 5

Determines the physiotherapeutic prognosis that allows him/her to project goals and treatment plan.

0,74

0,49

Clinical reasoning 6

Establishes the general objective of the treatment plan according to the user’s diagnosis and prognosis.

0,83

0,40

Clinical reasoning 7

Structures the treatment plan taking the available resources and evidence into account.

0,76

0,51

Clinical reasoning 8

Applies the therapeutic strategies established in the treatment plan skillfully.

0,76

0,45

Clinical reasoning 9

Carries out educational strategies for body and movement in order to fulfill the set objectives.

0,85

0,32

Clinical reasoning 10

Evaluates the impact of his/her interventions and makes the required adjustments to the treatment based on the behavior of the relevant clinical variables.

0,76

0,546

 

Eigenvalues

15,10

1,03

 

% of variance

44,76

35,92

  1. F1, Factor 1 (clinical reasoning) and F2, Factor 2 (professional behavior) and include the next sentence: Boldface numbers identify the relation between each item and its factor taking into account the factor loadings (F1 ≥ 0.70) (F2 - ≥0.5)