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Table 2 Comparison of pre- to post-test average scores

From: Measuring changes in perception using the Student Perceptions of Physician-Pharmacist Interprofessional Clinical Education (SPICE) instrument

No.

Survey item

Between-group

Between-group

All students

 

Pre-test averages

Post-test averages

Pre/post-test averages

 

MS

PS

p-value

MS

PS

p-value

Pre

Post

p-value

01

Working with another discipline of students enhances my education

4.15

4.40

0.176

4.41

4.60

0.257

4.26

4.47

0.008

02

My role within the interdisciplinary team is clearly defined

3.71

3.67

0.903

4.09

4.13

0.887

3.72

4.11

0.001

03

Health outcomes are improved when patients are treated by a team of professionals from different disciplines

4.26

4.60

0.079

4.47

4.67

0.264

4.40

4.53

0.109

04

Patient satisfaction is improved when patients are treated by a team of professionals from different disciplines

3.68

3.80

0.648

4.19

4.67

0.023

3.72

4.34

<0.001

05

Participating in educational experiences with another discipline of students enhances my future ability to work on an interdisciplinary team

4.26

4.47

0.312

4.28

4.67

0.047

4.34

4.40

0.532

06

All health professional students should be educated to establish collaborative relationships with members from other disciplines

4.29

4.53

0.157

4.34

4.73

0.047

4.38

4.47

0.285

07

I understand the roles of other professionals within the interdisciplinary team

3.71

4.20

0.017

4.09

4.33

0.159

3.87

4.17

0.001

08

Clinical rotations are the ideal place within their respective curricula for medical and pharmacy students to interact

3.88

4.40

0.006

4.16

4.73

0.003

4.06

4.34

0.002

09

Physicians and pharmacists should collaborate in teams

4.00

4.60

0.002

4.25

4.73

0.007

4.21

4.40

0.013

10

During their education, medical and pharmacy students should be involved in teamwork in order to understand their respective roles

3.82

4.47

<0.001

3.91

4.60

<0.001

4.04

4.13

0.346

  1. Based on 5-point, Likert-type responses whereby 5 = Strongly agree, 4 = Agree, 3 = Neutral, 2 = Disagree, and 1 = Strongly disagree. All students, N = 49; medical students (MS), N = 34; pharmacy students (PS), N = 15. A Bonferroni correction for multiple tests was performed which set alpha for significance at ≤0.005. Results demonstrating statistical significance appear in bolded and italicized font.