%0 Journal Article
%T Validating an objective structured clinical examination to enhance assessment of clinical skills in physical therapy students
%A Luis Gómez Miranda
%A Tomás Reyes Amigo
%A Hernán Andrés de la Barra Ortiz
%J Journal of Advanced Pharmacy Education and Research
%@ 2249-3379
%D 2024
%V 14
%N 2
%R 10.51847/c2DlK9b9pQ
%P 16-26
%X The validation of evaluation instruments such as the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) in healthcare education is crucial for precise clinical skills assessments, which are requisites for professional practice. This study aims to validate an OSCE designed specifically for physical therapy students enrolled in the electrophysical agents course. A non-experimental cross-sectional study included 167 fourth-year students (86 men,79 women, average age 21 years ±1.3) at Andres Bello University. The OSCE, comprising five stations (S1-S5) assessing electrophysical agent applications, constituted 30% of the course grade. Stations evaluated generic skills, clinical reasoning, and practical abilities with checklists. Statistical Analysis KR-20 for internal consistency and exploratory factor analysis for construct validity, with the removal of criteria with low correlations and high eigenvalues to refine the instrument.

Descriptive statistics indicated a non-normal score distribution (p
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