Developing the Questionnaire of Achievement Motive for Medical Treatment

Abstract

The present study aims to develop a scale for measuring the achievement motive for medical treatment, as a part of observational study project that applies quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods in order to investigate informed consent. The motive reflects the attitude of patient at the time of outpatient chemotherapy introduction. We reviewed the previous studies of achievement motive, developed a scale with 14 items for measuring achievement motive in terms of self-derived achievement motivation (AMS) and achievement motivation derived from others (AMO), and conducted a questionnaire survey toward 31 healthy adults. In a series of statistical analysis, two factors were detected, each of which corresponded to our concepts. The reliability of these factors was validated by Item-Total correlation coefficient and Cronbachα. The concurrent validity of our scale with the previous scale was confirmed. This study was undertaken with a small number of healthy adults. In our study project including patients, the usefulness of this scale will be approached from both qualitative and quantitative standpoints.