Exploring interprofessional collaboration and attitudes of health sciences librarians.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study assessed health sciences librarians' attitudes toward interprofessional collaboration using the Interdisciplinary Education Perception Scale (IEPS) and gathered information on their involvement with interprofessional activities.

Methods

The authors sent a survey to librarians in the Medical Library Association's (MLA's) Interprofessional Education Special Interest Group and Research Section consisting of the IEPS and questions about their prior and current experiences with interprofessional practice and education (IPE). We compared mean IEPS scores between each MLA group and several other demographic factors to assess differences in attitudes. We also compared librarians' IEPS scores with those of previously published health professional students' IEPS s

SUBMITTER: Hinrichs RJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7441895 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature