Abstract
Objetivo
Elaborar y validar un cuestionario autocumplimentable de respuestas cerradas para describir: a) el estilo de relación entre el médico de familia y la industria farmacéutica; b) la actitud del médico de familia hacia dicha relación, y c) la conducta del médico de familia ante ofertas concretas de la industria
Diseño
Estudio transversal
Participantes
Muestra representativa de la población de médicos de familia que trabaja en equipos de atención primaria en Aragón, estratificada por provincia, medio rural o urbano y sexo
Mediciones principales
Se ha elaborado un cuestionario autocumplimentable de respuestas cerradas, que consta de 55 ítems, distribuidos en 3 escalas. El cuestionario fue remitido a un grupo de expertos en metodología, gestión, derecho sanitario y bioética, para proceder a la validación de contenido, criterio y constructo. Se volvióa enviar a 3 de ellos para valorar la estabilidad de sus puntuaciones
Resultados
El cuestionario ha mostrado tener validez de contenido, de criterio y de constructo. Los resultados del retest remitido a una selección de la muestra total informan sobre la estabilidad en las respuestas y sirven como medida de fiabilidad del cuestionario
Conclusiones
El cuestionario elaborado cumple con los criterios psicométricos establecidos. El análisis de los resultados tras su distribución a una muestra representativa de médicos de familia aragoneses puede aportar información, hasta ahora desconocida, sobre su actitud hacia la industria farmacéutica
Palabras clave: Ética, Industria farmacéutica, Médicos
Abstract
Objective
To work out and validate a questionnaire that can be self-filled and has closed answers to describe: 1) the kind of relationship between family doctors and the pharmaceutical industry; 2) the attitude of family doctors towards this relationship, and 3) the conduct of family doctors when faced with concrete offers from the industry
Design
Cross-sectional study
Participants
Representative sample of family doctors working in primary care teams in Aragon, stratified by province, rural or urban setting and sex
Main measurements
A questionnaire with closed answers that can be self-filled was worked out. It had 55 items on three scales.It was referred to a group of experts in methodology, administration, health law and Bioethics, for an appraisal of its contents,criteria and construction. It was then re-sent to three of them for appraisal of the stability of their scoring
Results
The questionnaire was valid in contents, criteria and construction. The results of the re-test sent to a part of the total sample gave information on replies' stability and served as a measurement of the reliability of the questionnaire
Conclusions
The questionnaire worked out met established psychometric criteria. The analysis of its results after its distribution to a representative sample of Aragonese family doctors may contribute previously unknown information on their attitudes to the drug industry
Key words: Ethics, Drug industry, Physician
Esta investigación ha recibido financiación del Fondo de Investigación Sanitaria del Ministerio de Sanidad y Consumo (expediente FIS n.° PI021087)
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