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. 2021 Jul 28;36(1):30–36. doi: 10.7899/JCE-20-9

Table 2-.

Readiness for Interprofessional Learning Scale (RIPLS) Item and Domain-Level Analysis

RIPLS subdomain
Question (all RIPLS questions based on a 1–5 Likert scale)
Mean (SD)
Teamwork and collaboration (9 questions × 5 points = 45 max subdomain score, 47% of total score)
 Overall score 38.6 (4.87)
  Q1 Learning with health care students before qualifications will help me to become a better team worker (n = 246) 4.3 (0.78)
  Q2 Patients would ultimately benefit if health care students worked together to solve patient problems (n = 247) 4.4 (0.76)
  Q3 Shared learning with other health care students increases my ability to understand clinical problems (n = 247) 4.3 (0.85)
  Q4 Learning with health care students before qualifications would improve relationships after qualifications (n = 247). 4.1 (0.83)
  Q5 Communication skills should be learned with other health care students (n = 245) 4.4 (0.68)
  Q6 Shared learning will help me think positively about other professionals (n = 246) 4.1 (0.9)
  Q7 For small group learning to work, students need to respect and trust each other (n = 244) 4.5 (0.61)
  Q8 Team-working skills are essential for all health care students to learn (n = 247) 4.3 (0.8)
  Q9 Share learning will help me understand my own limitations (n = 247) 4.0 (0.97)
Negative professional identification (reverse scored) (3 questions × 5 points = 15 max subdomain score, 16 % of total score)
 Overall score 11.5 (2.30)
  Q10 I don't want to waste my time learning with other health care students (n = 247) 3.9 (0.955)
  Q11 It is not necessary for undergraduate health care students to learn together (n = 246) 3.7 (1.02)
  Q12 Clinical problem-solving skills can only be learned with students from my own school/department (n = 247) 3.6 (1.1)
Positive professional identification (4 questions × 5 points = 20 max subdomain score, 21% of total score)
 Overall score 16.3 (4.87)
  Q13 Shared learning with other health care students will help me to communicate better with patients and other professionals (n = 247) 4.3 (0.74)
  Q14 I would welcome the opportunity to work on small group projects with other health care students (n = 247) 3.9 (0.93)
  Q15 Shared learning will help me to clarify the nature of patient problems (n = 247) 4.1 (0.78)
  Q16 Share learning before qualification will help me to become a better team worker (n = 247) 4.0 (0.88)
Roles and responsibilities (reverse scored; 3 questions × 5 points = 15 max subdomain score, 16% of total score)
 Overall score 10.3 (1.96)
  Q17 The function of nurses and therapists is mainly to provide support for doctors (n = 247) 3.6 (1.10)
  Q18 I'm not sure what my professional role will be (n = 245) 4.0 (0.98)
  Q19 I have to acquire much more knowledge and skills than other health care students (n = 245) 2.7 (0.97)