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) |