Internal consistency of the readiness for interprofessional learning scale in German health care students and professionals.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The implementation of a bachelor degree in "Interprofessional Health Care" at the University of Heidelberg, Germany has fostered the need to evaluate the impact of this innovative programme. The Readiness for Interprofessional Learning Scale (RIPLS) was developed by Parsell and Bligh (1999) to assess student's attitudes towards interprofessional education. The RIPLS consists of 19 items and four subscales were identified by McFadyen (J Interprof Care19:595-603, 2005): "teamwork and collaboration", "negative professional identity", "positive professional identity" and "roles and responsibilities". The RIPLS has been translated into a number of languages and used in a variety of different educational settings. A German version of the RIPLS was not available. Aim of the stu

SUBMITTER: Mahler C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4107476 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature