Analyzing and Interpreting Data From Likert-Type Scales

Sullivan, Gail M.; Artino, Anthony R.

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“…The sum total for all response-options produced a summative Likert score for that question. The summative Likert score was then divided by the total number of respondents to that question to produce an Agreement Score (weighted average ranging from "1" meaning that respondents strongly agree to that question down to "0" meaning that the respondents strongly disagree to that question) [8] [9] [10]. The scoring system was reversed for negative questions.…”

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Patient Experience during Hospital Stay: A Pilot Survey

Sagi¹,

Chen²,

Htun³

et al. 2016

Health

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Introduction: Hospital inpatient care is provided to individuals who have a condition that requires them to stay in hospital. Patient experience is an important aspect of high-quality patient-centered care. Aim: With this pilot survey we aimed to obtain patient feedback on their experiences during their hospital stay, highlight areas of best practice and areas for improvement and provide a basis for a hospital-wide inpatient experience survey. Patients and Methods: Anonymous patient experience questionnaires were given to patients who were discharged from hospital during the month of May 2016. Patients were asked to answer 45 questions concerning their experience during hospital stay using the five-point Likert scale, and hand back the questionnaire before leaving the hospital. A suggestion box was provided for comments and suggestions for improvement. Results: Fifty-six questionnaires were handed out and 50 (from 27 males, 17 females and 6 patients who did not specify their gender) questionnaires were returned (89% response rate). Most of the responses fell within the "agree" to "strongly agree" range indicating a positive patient experience for most of the items addressed. Patients also provided useful comments and suggestions. Conclusion: Results of this survey indicate that patients generally had a positive experience during their hospital stay. This survey has revealed areas for improvement, and highlights the importance of patient experience when assessing a patient-centered service.

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Patient Experience during Hospital Stay: A Pilot Survey

Sagi¹,

Chen²,

Htun³

et al. 2016

Health

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“…Second, this study assessed respondent feelings in an ordinal scale using the Liker-type assessment. Some researchers argue respondent attitudes need to be measured as interval data because one cannot assume that the distance between responses is equivalent [22,23]. Future study is warranted for more in-depth understanding of candidate perceptions by using a qualitative research method to enhance the validity of our findings.…”

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Does the sequence of rotations in Multiple Mini Interview stations influence the candidates’ performance?

Kim

Kwon

2018

Medical Education Online

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In Multiple Mini Interviews (MMIs), the candidates start out with different stations depending on the sequence of rotation they are assigned; thus, their perceived difficulty level and nervousness with their first station may differ. We examined whether such differences influenced the candidates’ overall performance in the MMI. A 32-item questionnaire was developed and administered to candidates for admission interviews at a medical school regarding their perceptions of the MMI. Candidates’ interview scores were also obtained and were compared across groups who differed in the sequence of rotation of MMI stations. Candidates felt nervous when they encountered the first station, which did not differ regardless of which station was their first encounter. Candidates were neutral regarding whether their first station was more difficult than the others and about whether its difficulty level influenced their overall performance in the test. Although candidates’ perceived station difficulty differed across stations, there were no differences in their performance in each station between those it was their first station and those it was not. Candidates’ total interview scores also did not differ across groups of different sequence of rotations. The MMI is a fair process as it does not give disadvantage to those who encounter a more difficult station than others for their first station.

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“…Descriptive and analytic data for Likert-type survey responses for one cohort of first year medical students is presented in Table 2, and Table 3 depicts that same data for the same cohort at the end of the second year of medical school. Consistent with principles articulated by Sullivan and Artino (2013) and Norman (2010), this analysis incorporates some statistical procedures once reserved exclusively for parametric data. Propensity for students to recommend their initiatives to new students.…”

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Sustained service: a community-driven framework for longitudinal service-learning

Robison¹,

Leader²,

Gathambo³

et al. 2018

MedEdPublish

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The sustained service four-year longitudinal framework for medical school service-learning is introduced and defined. Framework benefits include: students can engage deeply over time with both the people they serve and their colleagues, they are immersed in the social determinants of health in authentic contexts, and they grow in the expertise required to perform their service over time. The approach starts with a sophisticated community needs assessment that relies on systematic inclusion of community voices, community leader inputs, and systematic and data-saturated inputs. This needs assessment should result in a six to eight item list of the community's priority needs. All student service is then focused on the primary needs identified in the assessment. Goals of the framework are described: to make a difference with the community's priority needs; to grow the identity, skills and paradigms required of a community-responsive physician; and to strengthen student credentials through objective qualifications related to their sustained service. The culminating activity is a Capstone research project that focuses on the served population and gives students an opportunity to synthesize their experience. Initial results describing the community impact of service, the focus of service hours, and candid student reactions to the approach are presented. Discussions of findings and conclusions are offered.

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Analyzing and Interpreting Data From Likert-Type Scales

Cited by 1,651 publications

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Patient Experience during Hospital Stay: A Pilot Survey

Patient Experience during Hospital Stay: A Pilot Survey

Does the sequence of rotations in Multiple Mini Interview stations influence the candidates’ performance?

Sustained service: a community-driven framework for longitudinal service-learning

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