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Examining the Psychometric Properties of an Interprofessional Education Competency Survey

Dougherty, Cynthia Valdez
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0192-4996
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1461261243

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2016, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, Social Work.
This dissertation examines measurement of interprofessional education (IPE) competencies set forth by the Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) Expert Panel. Background: There is reason to believe that effective, interprofessional, collaborative care can lead to more positive health outcomes and quality patient care. A Cochrane Collaborations Review suggests, however, that these professionals do not collaborate well together, but that IPE offers a potential way to improve interprofessional collaboration, patient care, and health outcomes. The IPEC Expert Panel identified the following four core competency domains for interprofessional collaborative practice 1) values/ethics for interprofessional practice, 2) roles/responsibilities, 3) interprofessional communication, and 4) teams and teamwork. Methods: This study aims to contribute to the field of measurement in IPE by utilizing Rasch analysis to examine the psychometric properties of the IPEC Core Competencies Survey Instrument. Rasch analysis allowed the researcher to (1) examine response category functioning; (2) assess item fit, retention, and reliability; (3) examine person separation, reliability, and validity; and (4) assess the unidimensionality of each measure. Results and Implications: Findings suggest it is a useful instrument and the researcher recommends minor revisions for improvement of the psychometric properties. These revisions include the removal of one item each from the interprofessional communication scale and the teams and teamwork scale. The structure of the values and ethics response scale was reduced from 5 response categories to 3 categories. Discussion of the role of social work to take a lead in IPE and future directions for IPE measurement research are included. The unique skill set of social work professionals and their natural role as facilitator, convener, and collaborator make them appropriate to take a leadership role in the national and global IPE conversation. Repetition of scale administration is important in order for us to learn more about this measurement instrument and about the Core Competencies.
Mo Yee Lee, PhD (Advisor)
Holly Dabelko-Schoeny, PhD (Committee Member)
Keith Anderson, PhD (Committee Member)
142 p.
Education; Educational Tests and Measurements; Health Education; Health Sciences; Social Work
interprofessional education; Rasch analysis; measurement; collaborative competencies; health professional education; IPE; collaborative practice

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  • Dougherty, C. V. (2016). Examining the Psychometric Properties of an Interprofessional Education Competency Survey [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1461261243

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Dougherty, Cynthia. Examining the Psychometric Properties of an Interprofessional Education Competency Survey . 2016. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1461261243.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Dougherty, Cynthia. "Examining the Psychometric Properties of an Interprofessional Education Competency Survey ." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1461261243

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