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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2025

A Study on the Current Situation and Factors Influencing the General Practice Ability of Clinical Undergraduate Students in China.

Hai-Jing Ou-Yang, Ying Huang, Lu-Lu Qin

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Hai-Jing Ou-YangDepartment of Social Medicine and Health Management, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410013, China.
Ying HuangDepartment of Social Medicine and Health Management, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410013, China.
Lu-Lu QinDepartment of Social Medicine and Health Management, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410013, China.

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National Medical Professional Degree Graduate Education Steering Committee A-YXGP20210101-01
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objectiveGeneral practice (GP) plays an important role in the healthcare of human populations, and Chinese medical schools have paid attention to using education to improve the GP ability of medical students. However, there are still a lack of evaluating tools focusing on the general practice ability of clinical undergraduate students in China. To the best of our knowledge, this is one of the first studies aimed at constructing a scale of the general practice ability of medical undergraduates (GPA-MU) and understanding the current situation and factors influencing the general practice ability of the undergraduate clinical medical students in China.

methodsThis study included two steps: the scale development and the empirical study. The items of the GPA-MU scales were developed from a literature review, in-depth individual interviews, Delphi expert consultation, and a pilot test. For the empirical study, a sample of 318 medical undergraduates was recruited. Item analysis, content validity, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, convergent and discriminant validity, and internal consistency reliability were conducted to examine the properties of the GPA-MU, and single and multi-factor analysis were used to explore the related factors of the GPA-MU.

resultsFinally, the GPA-MU consisted of 3 first grade indexes, 12 second grade indexes, and 43 third grade indexes, with good reliability and validity, which could be used to assess the level of general practice ability of clinical undergraduate students. According to the cross-sectional study, the general practice ability score of clinical undergraduate students in Hunan Province was 83.75 ± 14.97, indicating the low general practice ability of clinical undergraduate students. The region, knowledge, duration of practice, and salary package had an obvious effect on the general practice ability of clinical undergraduate students. Further targeted intervention strategies in China are needed to strength the general practice ability of students.

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clinical undergraduate studentsgeneral practicegeneral practice abilityscale development

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