{"id":109,"date":"2017-05-25T23:43:38","date_gmt":"2017-05-26T04:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/my.vanderbilt.edu\/williammartinez\/?page_id=109"},"modified":"2017-05-26T01:59:12","modified_gmt":"2017-05-26T06:59:12","slug":"frequently-asked-questions-mcsp","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/my.vanderbilt.edu\/williammartinez\/moral-courage-scale\/frequently-asked-questions-mcsp\/","title":{"rendered":"Frequently Asked Questions (MCSP)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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  1. I want to use the MCSP, but my space is limited. Do I have to administer all items in each scale? \u00a0<\/strong>You can but you do so at your own risk. \u00a0We are interested in reducing response burden and aim to create instruments with the least number of items possible. However, as rigorous researchers we worry about such things as internal reliability and \u00a0the validity of the metrics we create. We feel that the MCSP\u00a0is “lean” enough. We continue to study alternative versions of the scale to find the smallest set of items that can be used to reliability to measure these constructs and will post updates on this website.<\/li>\n
  2. Occasionally, a survey participant will not respond to some of the items on the MCSP. What do you recommend I do with missing data? \u00a0<\/strong>In our research, when participants do not respond to all of the items in a particular scale, we generally treat the whole scale as missing and do not use the participant\u2019s data in our analysis of that scale. \u00a0\u00a0Another rule of thumb used with other scales is that a scale score is calculated as long as at least 2\/3rds of the items are completed (i.e., if no more than three\u00a0items on a 9-item scale are missing). The mean score for the scale items that are completed is used in calculating the summary score. \u00a0You are free to consider\u00a0the option you think is best in your particular situation.<\/li>\n
  3. I notice that the MCSP\u00a0was developed on a resident physician sample. Can it be used with other health professionals (e.g., nurse, staff physicians, pharmacists, etc.)?<\/strong>\u00a0 We have no reason to believe that the scales cannot be used with other health professionals, particularly staff physicians.\u00a0 However, we have not assessed the psychometrics of the scale in other groups.\u00a0 We hope to publish the psychometrics of scale among other health professionals\u00a0in the near future.<\/li>\n
  4. Is it OK if I translate the MCSP\u00a0into another language? \u00a0<\/strong>We hope to make the MCSP\u00a0available to the greatest number of individuals as possible.\u00a0 We appreciate your interest in translating the scale into another language and encourage you to do so.\u00a0 We ask that you use the best practices for translating a scales outlined by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality for its Surveys on Patient Safety Culture, click here<\/a>.\u00a0 If you successfully translate the scale please let us know so that we can make others aware of translated versions.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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