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A Comparative, Individual Values-Based Scoring Approach to the Secure Flourish Index Among Clinical Health Professions Students

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate flourishing among medical (MD), physician assistant (PA), and nurse practitioner (NP) students, using the novel Secure Flourish Index (SFI). Method: MD, PA, and NP students from two institutions completed the traditional SFI (tSFI), then applied a percentage weight to each of the six domains (maximum total 100%) based on perceived relative importance to their overall flourishing, creating a novel self-weighted SFI score (swSFI). The Bland-Altman (BA) plot was used to assess the magnitude of agreement between scores. Results: = 0.07, F(1,280) = 21.1, p < .001] indicating bias in agreement between the scoring systems as mean flourishing score changes. Conclusion: Accounting for individual values is important when measuring student flourishing but is missing from current operant definitions. The overall mean difference (bias) in tSFI and swSFI scores is minimal (.07, possible range 0-120). However, the bias becomes larger as individual mean flourishing scores move towards both the high and low ends of the flourishing spectrum. This indicates that the influence of weighting flourishing domains is larger for individuals with high or low flourishing than those with moderate flourishing. Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40670-024-02182-x.

Source: Medical Science Educator

DOI: 10.1007/s40670-024-02182-x

Authors: Stephanie Neary, Benjamin Doolittle, Martina Mueller, Michelle Nichols

Institutions: Medical University of South Carolina, Yale University

Language: English

Topic: Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout

Subfield: General Health Professions

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,090