Suitability of the RIPLS and IEPS for Discriminating Attitude Differences towards Interprofessional Education among Students of Healthcare Profession
Joint Authors
Rajiah, Kingston
Maharajan, Mari Kannan
Khoo, Suan Phaik
Chellappan, Dinesh Kumar
Chui, Hui Cing
Tan, Lui Lee
Tan, Yee Ning
Lau, Shin Yee
De Alwis, Watutantrige Ranjit
Source
Education Research International
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-09-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Interprofessional education provides students of healthcare programme an opportunity to collaborate with students from other disciplines and help them to get a training prior to entering the healthcare workforce.
This study may help to select a suitable tool to discriminate attitude differences of healthcare professional students towards interprofessional education.
Methods.
A study, which was cross-sectional, was conducted at a private university in Malaysia to explore the two scales (RIPLS and IEPS) and their psychometric properties.
Study participants comprised students from four different professions with at least one exposure or no previous exposure to IPE.
Results.
Both the scales (RIPLS and IEPS) have their own ability to detect differences in students’ attitude towards IPE in their own way.
However, the IEPS scale was able to detect differences within the gender, professions (both junior and senior students), and prior exposure to IPE.
Conclusions.
This study revealed that though both scales can be used to follow the impact of IPE in curricula, IEPS scale is more suitable than RIPLS to discriminate attitude differences among healthcare students.
Educators may develop various strategies to observe students’ behaviours and perceptions qualitatively and conduct longitudinal study to assess the outcomes of including IPE in curricula.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Rajiah, Kingston& Maharajan, Mari Kannan& Khoo, Suan Phaik& Chellappan, Dinesh Kumar& De Alwis, Watutantrige Ranjit& Chui, Hui Cing…[et al.]. 2016. Suitability of the RIPLS and IEPS for Discriminating Attitude Differences towards Interprofessional Education among Students of Healthcare Profession. Education Research International،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Rajiah, Kingston…[et al.]. Suitability of the RIPLS and IEPS for Discriminating Attitude Differences towards Interprofessional Education among Students of Healthcare Profession. Education Research International No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Rajiah, Kingston& Maharajan, Mari Kannan& Khoo, Suan Phaik& Chellappan, Dinesh Kumar& De Alwis, Watutantrige Ranjit& Chui, Hui Cing…[et al.]. Suitability of the RIPLS and IEPS for Discriminating Attitude Differences towards Interprofessional Education among Students of Healthcare Profession. Education Research International. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1104551
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1104551