biostudies-literatureIkeda KJSPS KAKENHI146-153https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9716465biostudies-literatureUnknown35(2)<h4>Background/objective</h4>The purpose of this study is to develop and validate an instrument to assess interprofessional collaboration by occupational therapists, physical therapists, and speech-language therapists.<h4>Methods</h4>Item development consisted of a review of interprofessional collaboration and group interviews with occupational therapists, physical therapists, and speech-language therapists. The developed items were surveyed on a 4-point Likert scale among occupational therapists, physical therapists, and speech-language therapists. Ceiling effects, floor effects, and item-total correlation analysis for each item, as well as constructs, internal consistency, and cross-cultural validity of the scales were evaluated.<h4>Results</h4>A total of 47 items were extracted for evalHong Kong journal of occupational therapy : HKJOTDevelopment of a new scale for the measurement of interprofessional collaboration among occupational therapists, physical therapists and speech-language therapists.PMC971646520K19452Ikeda KSasada SfalseDevelopment of a new scale for the measurement of interprofessional collaboration among occupational therapists, physical therapists and speech-language therapists.<h4>Background/objective</h4>The purpose of this study is to develop and validate an instrument to assess interprofessional collaboration by occupational therapists, physical therapists, and speech-language therapists.<h4>Methods</h4>Item development consisted of a review of interprofessional collaboration and group interviews with occupational therapists, physical therapists, and speech-language therapists. The developed items were surveyed on a 4-point Likert scale among occupational therapists, physical therapists, and speech-language therapists. Ceiling effects, floor effects, and item-total correlation analysis for each item, as well as constructs, internal consistency, and cross-cultural validity of the scales were evaluated.<h4>Results</h4>A total of 47 items were extracted for eval2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Dec2026-06-03T13:19:40.216Z2025-04-21T16:42:18.863ZS-EPMC97164653646752010.1177/15691861221111439