Validity of Chinese Version of Attitudes Toward Interprofessional Health Care Teams Scale

Li, Dan; Wang, Aili; Gu, Ying; Liu, Qin; Chen, Xiaomin; Wang, Ziying; Hui-Ren, Zhuang; Du, Miao; Chen, Chi; Yu, Haiping

doi:10.2147/jmdh.s305768

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“…[22] Students may perceive this component as unimportant and unfamiliar because doctor-nurse relationships are still highly unbalanced [29] and interprofessional education is still in its infancy in China. [30] "Confidentiality" was also often ignored, [23][24][25] possibly due to established stereotypes that Chinese society values privacy. However, patients expectations of privacy have become more prominent in China.…”

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Chinese medical students reflections on medical professionalism: A qualitative thematic analysis

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There is no common medical professionalism framework in China, mandating work to conceptualize professionalism from various perspectives. Studies on students viewpoints about medical professionalism are limited. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate how Chinese medical students perceive professionalism to provide a reference for future medical education reform and policy development. Fifty-four written reflections on medical professionalism were collected from first-year students of China 4 + 4 medical education program enrolled in 2020 to 2021 academic years. Essays were subjected to thematic analysis using NVivo 12. Three main themes emerged: inter-personal, intra-personal, and public professionalism. Students emphasized the importance of physician-patient relationships, proficiency of medical knowledge, and enthusiasm for promoting health-related issues. By contrast, teamwork and confidentiality were not considered essential aspects of professionalism. The medical professionalism framework articulated by students in China was roughly the same as in other countries. Where there were differences, these may have been due to the unique sociocultural environment. Future medical professionalism education should be adjusted according to students understanding of professionalism.

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Chinese medical students reflections on medical professionalism: A qualitative thematic analysis

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“…Interprofessional collaboration ensures that safe and effective health care is provided at all levels of the health care delivery system, leading to improved health outcomes, positive patient experiences, provider satisfaction, and e cient use of organisational resources [1,2]. This is particularly important in resourceconstrained settings with an increasing burden of long-term conditions with comorbidities such as HIV [1].…”

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“…Most professional health training programmes in Ghana are based on independent professional teaching, which could adversely affect interprofessional collaboration and cooperation among different health professions during health care delivery [2]. Moreover, in most Ghanaian universities where professional health programmes are offered in one college, interprofessional education among the different professions is lacking [5] or at best minimal [6].…”

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Attitudes of health care professionals toward interprofessional teamwork in Ashanti Region, Ghana

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Background Interprofessional collaboration ensures that high-quality health care is provided leading to improved health outcomes and provider satisfaction. Assessing the attitudes of health care professionals towards teamwork in Ghana is novel. Objective To examine the attitudes of health care professionals toward interprofessional teamwork in the Ashanti region, Ghana, prior to implementing an in-service interprofessional HIV training programme. Methods A cross-sectional pre-training online survey using a modified Attitudes Toward Health Care Teams Scale was conducted among health care practitioners undergoing a two-day interactive interprofessional HIV training in Kumasi and Agogo from November 2019 to January 2020. Trainees were diverse health professional cadres selected from five hospitals in the Ashanti region of Ghana. Data was summarised using the mean and standard deviation for continuous variables, and frequencies and percentages for categorical variables. An exploratory factor analysis was conducted to categorise the 14 items of the modified attitudes scale. The Wilcoxon rank-sum (Mann-Whitney) and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used to test the mean attitude difference among the demographic characteristics. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results Altogether, 302 health professionals completed the survey. The ages ranged from 20–58 years, mean age 27.96 years (standard deviation 5.90 years). Up to 95% of the trainees agreed with the 14 statements on the modified attitudes scale. Three factors were identified; “quality of care”, “team efficiency”, and “time constraint” with Cronbach alpha measures of 0.73, 0.50, and 0.45 respectively. The overall mean attitude score was 58.15 ± 6.28 (95% CI, 57.42–58.88). Attitude of health care professionals toward interdisciplinary teams for patient care varied significantly by age (p = 0.014), health profession cadre (p = 0.005), facility (p = 0.037), and professional experience (p = 0.034). Conclusion Strengthening in-service interprofessional training for health practitioners especially early career professionals in the Ashanti region would be valuable.

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“…Interprofessional collaboration ensures that safe and effective health care is provided at all levels of the health care delivery system, leading to improved health outcomes, positive patient experiences, provider satisfaction, and efficient use of organisational resources [ 1 , 2 ]. This is particularly important in resource-constrained settings with an increasing burden of long-term conditions with comorbidities such as HIV [ 1 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Most professional health training programmes in Ghana are based on independent professional teaching, which could adversely affect interprofessional collaboration and cooperation among different health professions during health care delivery [ 2 ]. For instance, most nurses and midwives are trained in nursing and midwifery training colleges, which run nursing- and midwifery-specific and general courses such as entrepreneurship, with limited opportunities for interprofessional education [ 5 , 6 ].…”

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Attitudes of health care professionals towards interprofessional teamwork in Ashanti Region, Ghana

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Background Interprofessional collaboration ensures that high-quality health care is provided leading to improved health outcomes and provider satisfaction. Assessing the attitudes of health care professionals towards teamwork in Ghana is novel. Objective To examine the attitudes of health care professionals towards interprofessional teamwork and assess specific attributes influencing these attitudes in the Ashanti region, prior to implementing an in-service interprofessional HIV training programme. Methods A cross-sectional pre-training online survey using a modified Attitudes Toward Health Care Teams Scale was conducted among health care practitioners undergoing a two-day interactive interprofessional HIV training in Kumasi and Agogo from November 2019 to January 2020. Trainees were diverse health professional cadres selected from five hospitals in the Ashanti region of Ghana. Data was summarised using the mean and standard deviation for continuous variables, and frequencies and percentages for categorical variables. An exploratory factor analysis was conducted to categorise the 14 items of the modified attitudes scale. The Wilcoxon rank-sum (Mann–Whitney) and Kruskal–Wallis tests were used to test the mean attitude difference among the demographic characteristics. Statistical significance was set at p < 0.05. Results Altogether, 302 health professionals completed the survey. The ages ranged from 20–58 years, mean age 27.96 years (standard deviation 5.90 years). Up to 95% of the trainees agreed with the 14 statements on the modified attitudes scale. Three factors were identified; “quality of care”, “team efficiency”, and “time constraint” with Cronbach’s alpha measures of 0.73, 0.50, and 0.45 respectively. The overall mean attitude score was 58.15 ± 6.28 (95% CI, 57.42–58.88). Attitude of health care professionals towards interdisciplinary teams for patient care varied significantly by age (p = 0.014), health profession cadre (p = 0.005), facility (p = 0.037), and professional experience (p = 0.034). Conclusion Strengthening in-service interprofessional training for health practitioners especially early career professionals in the Ashanti region would be valuable.

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Validity of Chinese Version of Attitudes Toward Interprofessional Health Care Teams Scale

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Chinese medical students reflections on medical professionalism: A qualitative thematic analysis

Chinese medical students reflections on medical professionalism: A qualitative thematic analysis

Attitudes of health care professionals toward interprofessional teamwork in Ashanti Region, Ghana

Attitudes of health care professionals towards interprofessional teamwork in Ashanti Region, Ghana

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