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ISSN: 2228-5468 Education Strategies in Medical Sciences 2014;7(5):301-308
ISSN: 2228-5468 Education Strategies in Medical Sciences 2014;7(5):301-308
Readiness of Postgraduate Health Sciences Students for Interprofessional Education
ARTICLE INFO
Article Type
Original ResearchAuthors
Vafadar Z (1)Vanaki Z (*)
Ebadi A (2)
Seyyed Bagher Maddah S (3)
(*) Nursing Department, Medical Sciences Faculty, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
(1) “Health Management Research Center” and “Medical-Surgical Department, Nursing Faculty”, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
(2) Management Department, Nursing Faculty, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
(3) Management Department, Nursing Faculty, University of Welfare Sciences & Rehabilitation, Tehran, Iran
Correspondence
Address: Nursing Department, Medical Sciences Faculty, Tarbiat Modares University, Gisha Bridge, Tehran, IranPhone: +982182883814
Fax: +982182883025
vanaki_z@modares.ac.ir
Article History
Received: June 28, 2014Accepted: August 14, 2014
ePublished: November 22, 2014
ABSTRACT
Aims
Interprofessional education is a new approach to empower health sciences learners to
provide comprehensive collaborative team care for promotion health consequences of the
clients. This study was done aimed to evaluate the readiness of Health Sciences postgraduate
students for Interprofessional education and learning.
Materials & Methods This cross-sectional study was done on 500 postgraduate students of different majors in health sciences using simple and achievable sampling in 2012-13. Data gathered using Readiness for Inter Professional Learning Scale (RIPLS) with the reliability 0.83. Data analyzed by SPSS 18 and descriptive statistics (mean and percent) and One-way ANOVA.
Findings The total mean of Health Sciences postgraduate students’ readiness for Interprofessional education was above the average. There was no significant difference between professional groups in terms of readiness for Interprofessional education (p>0.05). But in the Nursing group the mean scores in all scale and subscales was more than other groups.
Conclusion Health Sciences postgraduate students’ readiness for Interprofessional education is more than the average level.
Materials & Methods This cross-sectional study was done on 500 postgraduate students of different majors in health sciences using simple and achievable sampling in 2012-13. Data gathered using Readiness for Inter Professional Learning Scale (RIPLS) with the reliability 0.83. Data analyzed by SPSS 18 and descriptive statistics (mean and percent) and One-way ANOVA.
Findings The total mean of Health Sciences postgraduate students’ readiness for Interprofessional education was above the average. There was no significant difference between professional groups in terms of readiness for Interprofessional education (p>0.05). But in the Nursing group the mean scores in all scale and subscales was more than other groups.
Conclusion Health Sciences postgraduate students’ readiness for Interprofessional education is more than the average level.
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