Abstract
Measurement of the impact of interprofessional education (IPE) is the golden chalice educationalists chase. We undertook the development of a scale to measure IPE Academic Behavioral Confidence (IPE-ABC) in allied health, nursing, and social work pre-registration students. This work formed part of the evaluation of a large IPE framework embedded across two Scottish universities. General ABC has been shown to influence student perceptions of study experiences and it is thus reasonable to postulate that ABC could influence student perceptions of IPE. This research developed a questionnaire to ascertain health and social care students’ confidence to engage in IPE, utilizing a mixed method approach. Fifteen different professional groups of pre-registration students (n = 565) participated in the assessment of the 38 item questionnaire. Exploratory factor analysis identified three factors: 1/interprofessional teamwork, 2/behaviors underpinning collaboration, and 3/interprofessional communication collectively accounting for 38.2% of the variance. Internal consistency of the overall scale (Cronbach’s α = .93) was very good with subscales demonstrating very good internal consistency, 1 (α = .89), or respectable consistency 2 (α = .78) and 3 (α = .79). We conclude the IPE-ABC questionnaire could be utilized to enhance and assess the success of IPE related activities.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 282-291 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Journal of Interprofessional Care |
Volume | 36 |
Issue number | 2 |
Early online date | 13 May 2021 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 4 Mar 2022 |
Keywords
- Academic behavioral confidence
- interprofessional education
- interprofessional learning
- mixed methods
- pre-registration
- questionnaire design
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine