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  • Medical Education
  • Radiology
  • Psychometrics

Background:

  • Poorly written radiology reports pose a significant challenge in resident training.
  • A validated tool to measure radiology report quality was previously unavailable.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and rigorously validate a measurement tool, the Quality of Report Scale (QRS).
  • To assess the impact of training on radiology report quality using the QRS.

Main Methods:

  • A psychometrician and radiologists developed the QRS with five distinct quality items.
  • The QRS was applied to 804 radiology reports before and after resident training.
  • Psychometric assessments evaluated the scale's validity, reliability, and correlation with professionalism and preference.

Main Results:

  • The QRS demonstrated strong psychometric properties, including high validity and reliability.
  • Higher QRS scores correlated with increased report professionalism and attending preference.
  • Resident training led to empirically validated improvements in report quality as measured by the QRS.

Conclusions:

  • The Quality of Report Scale is a succinct, valid, and reliable tool for assessing radiology report quality.
  • The QRS has potential for adaptation to other fields like pathology for similar training benefits.