<scp>e‐Delphi</scp> in the outdoors: Stakeholder contributions to the development of a wellbeing‐focused outdoor adventure education intervention program

Down, Michael; Picknoll, Duncan; Hoyne, Gerard F.; Piggott, Ben; Bulsara, Caroline

doi:10.1002/hpja.777

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“…Stage II: The Delphi Method An expert panel was invited to rate the importance of each item on a 5-point Likert-type scale and provide suggestions for revisions using a Delphi questionnaire. The predetermined criteria for evaluating the responses were a mean score 4, standard deviation 1, mode 4, and interquartile range 0.6 (Down et al, 2023;Faherty, 1979;Von Der Gracht, 2012). The Delphi process comprised three rounds.…”

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Development and Validation of Narrative Competence Scale for Medical Students

Chu,

Wang,

Kuo

et al. 2024

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In medical practice, narrative competence is pivotal in enabling physicians to better comprehend their patients' experiences, nurture empathy, and promote person-centered care. However, despite its significance, a standardized tool for evaluating this competence still needs to be developed. This study aimed to address this gap by developing the Narrative Competence Scale (NCS) for medical students. The initial version of the scale consisted of 57 items across four dimensions and eleven sub-dimensions, refined through three rounds of the Delphi method with eleven experts in medical education. The scale was then preliminarily tested with 200 fifth and sixth-year medical students in Taiwan. The Confirmatory Factor Analysis results indicated a fit for the four-factor model, with critical indices such as RMSEA = .055, SRMR = .045, and CFI = .970, among others, emphasizing the model's robust integrity. The scale demonstrated suitable convergent validity (AVE = .497-.698, CR = .798-.902) and discriminant validity, with the square roots of the AVE values surpassing inter-dimensional correlations. High internal consistency was reflected in Cronbach's alpha coefficients (0.797-0.972). In conclusion, the NCS has been established as a reliable and effective tool for assessing narrative competence in medical students, holding immense potential as both a research and educational instrument in narrative medicine for enhancing the application and comprehension of patient narratives in medical education. Keywords: Medical student, Narrative competence, Narrative medicine, Scale development.

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Development and Validation of Narrative Competence Scale for Medical Students

Chu,

Wang,

Kuo

et al. 2024

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“When the real stuff happens”: A qualitative descriptive study of the psychosocial outcomes of outdoor adventure education for adolescents

Down,

Picknoll,

Hoyne

et al. 2024

Journal of Outdoor and Environmental Education

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Adolescence is a pivotal time for social and emotional wellbeing development, and the literature calls for psychosocial support approaches in this population. Outdoor adventure education (OAE), programs that contain activities perceived as risky by participants but undertaken in an environment of risk management and social support, provide a holistic approach to protecting and enhancing adolescent mental health. A qualitative descriptive methodology using purposive sampling was employed to recruit adolescents and teachers from Western Australia involved in OAE. Template thematic analysis was used to analyse the semi-structured interview data of five focus groups with adolescents and four key informant interviews with OAE teachers. Our findings suggest that developing and maintaining connections with others during OAE programming are powerful protective factors for psychosocial outcomes in adolescent participants. The tangible responsibilities and inherent challenges of OAE programming created opportunities for multifaceted successes, which also featured as an important finding in our study. We conclude that deliberate, critical OAE programming decisions with opportunities for connections, tangible responsibilities and challenges, and the nurturing of individual empowerment in participants, may positively impact psychosocial outcomes. Further research is needed to understand the psychosocial impacts of OAE on adolescent participants as it relates to individual empowerment.

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e‐Delphi in the outdoors: Stakeholder contributions to the development of a wellbeing‐focused outdoor adventure education intervention program

Cited by 2 publications

References 43 publications

Development and Validation of Narrative Competence Scale for Medical Students

Development and Validation of Narrative Competence Scale for Medical Students

“When the real stuff happens”: A qualitative descriptive study of the psychosocial outcomes of outdoor adventure education for adolescents

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