Table 2.

Faculty Physician Reflection on Adverse Patient Events: Factors, Mean Scores and Reliability

Items	Mean*	SD
Factor 2 –Minimal Reflection(Cronbach’s α = 0.58)
When I do activities like in this case, I complete them without thinking about what I am doing	3.66	1.12
If I follow what the case says, I do not have to think too much	3.46	1.09
Factor 1 –High Reflection(Cronbach’s α = 0.85)
This case required me to understand the concepts taught by the module	3.73	1.13
I need to understand the material taught by the case in order to perform practical tasks	3.47	0.97
This case caused me to reflect on my actions to see whether I could improve on what I do	3.71	0.98
This case made me think over what I have been doing and consider alternative ways of doing it	3.47	1.13
As a result of this case, I will change my normal way of doing things	2.93	1.03
During this case, I discovered faults in what I had previously believed to be right	2.89	1.18
Overall –All 8 items(Cronbach’s α = 0.77)	3.41	0.64

*Items comprising Factor 2 were reverse score so that all item values were positive

SD = standard deviation; Cronbach’s α represents internal consistency reliability for the items comprising each factor and overall