Radiology Resident Ownership Scale (RROS): Adapting a Validated Measure of Patient Care Ownership to the Radiology...

Area of Science:

• Medical Education
• Radiology
• Psychological Measurement

Background:

• Developing a validated instrument is crucial for assessing radiology residents' psychological ownership of patient care.
• Understanding factors influencing this ownership can inform educational strategies and improve resident well-being.

Purpose of the Study:

• To develop and validate an instrument measuring radiology residents' sense of psychological ownership of patient care.
• To identify subscales and assess the internal consistency and construct validity of the developed scale.

Main Methods:

• Adapted a previously validated ownership measure through expert review and revision.
• Administered an anonymous online survey to 64 radiology residents and fellows.
• Utilized Cronbach's alpha for internal consistency, exploratory factor analysis for subscales, and correlational analysis for construct validity.

Main Results:

• The 11-item ownership scale demonstrated high internal consistency (Cronbach's α = 0.93) with three subscales: assertiveness, conscientiousness, and confidence/perceived competence.
• Sense of ownership correlated significantly with training level, prior experience, stress, sleep, burnout, peer support, staff relationships, and recognition.
• No significant associations were found with age, gender, rotation type/site, residency type, interruption frequency, or remote work.

Conclusions:

• The developed radiology resident patient care ownership scale shows good internal consistency and preliminary validity.
• This validated instrument is expected to be valuable for evaluating interventions aimed at enhancing radiology residents' sense of ownership.
• Further validation studies are recommended to solidify the scale's utility in medical education research.