Table 2.
The RIPLS items and total scores at T0 and T1.
| RIPLS Items and Total score | Pre IPE-PE training Mean±SD |
Post IPE-PE training Mean±SD |
P-valuea |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. I would welcome the opportunity to work on small-group projects with other healthcare students | 4.42±0.8 | 4.59±0.7 | P = 0.004* |
| 2. Learning with students from other health care professions will help me to communicate better with patients and other professionals | 4.33±0.8 | 4.47±0.7 | P = 0.036* |
| 3. Learning with students from other health care professions will help to clarify the nature of patient problems | 4.30±0.8 | 4.47±0.7 | P = 0.016* |
| 4. Communication skills should be learned with other healthcare students | 4.17±0.8 | 4.38±0.8 | P = 0.003* |
| 5. Learning with students from other healthcare professions before graduation will help me to become a better team worker | 4.46±0.7 | 4.57±0.7 | P = 0.028* |
| 6. Learning with healthcare students before graduation would improve relationships after graduation | 4.33±0.8 | 4.47±0.7 | P = 0.041* |
| 7. Learning with students from other healthcare professions will help me to think positively about other professionals | 4.07±0.9 | 4.36±0.9 | P < 0.001* |
| 8. Learning with students from other healthcare professions will increase my ability to understand | 4.15±0.9 | 4.41±0.9 | P < 0.001* |
| 9. Learning with other students will help me to become a more effective member of a healthcare team | 4.30±0.8 | 4.46±0.8 | P = 0.012* |
| 10. Learning with students from other healthcare professions will help me to understand my own limitations | 4.20±0.9 | 4.39±0.8 | P = 0.009* |
| Total score | 42.70±5.8 | 44.62±5.9 | P < 0.001 * |
aWilcoxon signed-rank test compared pretest-posttest data for each item and the total scale score * P < 0.05.