Table 2.
Student agreement with the following statements | Year-start TIPE | Year-end TIPE | YS-YE TIPE difference | Year-start non-TIPE | Year-end non-TIPE | YS-YE non-TIPE difference | Difference in TIPE/non-TIPE change |
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TIPE | Non-TIPE | ||||||
Interprofessionality (IP) – to what extent do you agree with the statements? | |||||||
I understand the roles, activities and skills of different healthcare professionals | 3.09 | 4.55 | +1.45 | 3.25 | 3.5 | +.25 | 1.20* |
I am comfortable working with people from other health care disciplines | 4.02 | 4.73 | +.71 | 4.07 | 4.09 | +.02 | 0.69* |
An IP approach permits health professional to meet the needs of patients | 4.58 | 4.89 | +.31 | 4.63 | 4.36 | -.27 | 0.58* |
An IP approach better meets the needs of family, caregivers and parents | 4.58 | 4.91 | +.33 | 4.54 | 4.38 | -.16 | 0.49* |
An IP approach improves the quality of care to patients/clients | 4.73 | 4.95 | +.22 | 4.64 | 4.41 | -.23 | 0.45* |
Rural health care – to what extent do you… | |||||||
understand the roles of IP teams in rural health care | 2.07 | 4.25 | +2.18 | 2.46 | 2.73 | +.27 | 1.91* |
understand barriers to care in rural areas | 2.78 | 4.49 | +1.71 | 3.05 | 3.25 | +.2 | 1.51* |
understand what works well in rural health care | 1.89 | 3.91 | +.2.02 | 2.13 | 2.5 | +.38 | 1.64* |
understand the community roles of rural health care workers | 2.25 | 4.2 | +1.95 | 2.46 | 2.73 | +.27 | 1.68* |
Hauora Maori – how do you rate… | |||||||
…your knowledge about Maori culture and customs | 2.76 | 4.09 | +1.33 | 2.68 | 3.00 | +.32 | 1.01* |
The impact of whanau ora on health care provision | 2.8 | 4.36 | +1.56 | 2.75 | 3.02 | +.27 | 1.29* |
The impact of family dynamics on health care decisions | 3.04 | 4.49 | +1.45 | 3.21 | 3.39 | +.18 | 1.27* |
The impact of the social environment on community health | 3.42 | 4.38 | +.96 | 3.64 | 3.57 | -.07 | 1.03* |
High needs chronic condition management – what is your understanding about… | |||||||
Education resources for patients with chronic conditions | 2.71 | 3.96 | +1.25 | 2.86 | 3.21 | +.36 | 0.89* |
Health promotion approaches to prevent chronic conditions | 3.07 | 4.05 | +.98 | 3.30 | 3.32 | +.02 | 0.96* |
Evidence based guidelines to managing chronic conditions | 2.87 | 3.80 | +.93 | 2.93 | 3.09 | +.16 | 0.77* |
TIPE changes are marked with an asterisk when they are significantly different (p < 0.05) from non-TIPE students. (OT students not included)