Open AccessHealth professions students’ attitudes and perceptions of interprofessional biases
Author(s) -
Gillette Chris,
Dinkins Melissa M.,
Bliss Rebecca,
Pfaff Michele,
Maupin Elizabeth,
Badran Aseel,
Manolakis Michael,
Smith Lisa,
Sweetman Melissa
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of pharmacy practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.42
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 2042-7174
pISSN - 0961-7671
DOI - 10.1111/ijpp.12536
Subject(s) - interprofessional education , medicine , teamwork , health professions , scale (ratio) , perception , health care , medical education , nursing , family medicine , psychology , physics , quantum mechanics , neuroscience , economics , economic growth , political science , law
Objective The purpose of this study was to examine attitudes toward interprofessional, team‐based care in first‐year health professions students. Methods A cross‐sectional questionnaire was administered to all first‐year health professions students in their first semester at one university using the Interprofessional Attitudes Scale ( IPAS ). Kruskal–Wallis tests were used to analyze the data. Key findings Results indicated only two significant differences among students in IPAS subdomains: teamwork (χ 2 = 13.11, df = 3, P = 0.004) and patient‐centredness (χ 2 = 40.75, df = 3, P < 0.0001). Conclusions Not all health professions students come into their formal education with the same level of attitudes toward team‐based care. Educators should consider this when designing IPE activities.