Table 2 Analysis of items on Communication and Teamwork and Interprofessional Learning
Item Communication and Teamwork | Strongly Agree (%) | Agree (%) | Neutral (%) | Disagree (%) | Strongly Disagree (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D | N | D | N | D | N | D | N | D | N | |
1.I feel comfortable justifying recommendations /advice face to face with more senior people | 33.3 | 27 | 35.9 | 48.6 | – | – | 28.2 | 24.3 | 2.6 | – |
2.I feel comfortable explaining an issue to people who are unfamiliar with the topic | 25.6 | 16.2 | 48.7 | 48.6 | – | – | 25.6 | 32.4 | – | 2.7 |
3.I have difficulty in adapting my communication style (oral and written) to particular situations and audiences | 2.6 | 13.5 | 59 | 54.1 | – | – | 33.3 | 32.4 | 5.1 | – |
4.I prefer to stay quiet when other people in a group express opinion that I don’t agree with | 10.3 | 18.9 | 51.3 | 64.9 | – | – | 25.6 | 16.2 | 12.8 | – |
5.I feel comfortable working in a group | 38.5 | 56.8 | 48.7 | 35.1 | – | – | 7.7 | 8.1 | 5.1 | – |
6.I feel uncomfortable putting forward my personal opinions in a group | 12.8 | 32.4 | 38.5 | 27 | – | – | 43.6 | 35.1 | 5.1 | 5.4 |
7.I feel uncomfortable taking the lead in a group | 15.4 | 24.3 | 41 | 37.8 | – | – | 35.9 | 32.4 | 7.7 | 5.4 |
8.I am able to become quickly involved in new teams and groups | 20.5 | 21.6 | 48.7 | 43.2 | – | – | 30.8 | 35.1 | – | – |
9.I am comfortable expressing my own opinions in a group, even when I know that other people don’t agree with them | 17.9 | 13.5 | 41 | 45.6 | – | – | 41 | 32.4 | – | 8.1 |
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10.My skills in communicating with patients/clients would be improved through learning with doctors/ nurses | 35.9 | 24.3 | 51.3 | 51.4 | 7.7 | 21.6 | 5.1 | – | – | 2.7 |
11.My skills in communicating with doctors/nurses would be improved through learning with them. | 48.7 | 32.4 | 43.6 | 45.9 | 5.1 | 18.9 | – | 2.7 | 2.6 | – |
12.I would prefer to learn only with peers from my own profession | 30.8 | 32.4 | 33.3 | 45.9 | 10.3 | 10.8 | 15.4 | 5.4 | 10.3 | 5.4 |
13.Learning with doctors/nurses is likely to facilitate subsequent working professional relationships | 41 | 21.6 | 48.7 | 43.2 | 10.3 | 24.3 | – | 2.7 | – | 8.1 |
14.Learning with doctors/nurses would be more beneficial to improving my teamwork skills than learning only with my peers. | 33.3 | 13.5 | 48.7 | 48.6 | 12.8 | 24.3 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 10.8 |
15.Collaborative learning would be a positive learning experience for all doctors and nurses | 46.2 | 40.5 | 43.6 | 43.2 | 7.7 | 13.5 | 2.6 | – | – | 2.7 |
16.Learning with doctors/nurses is likely to help to overcome stereotypes that are held about the different professions | 43.6 | 16.2 | 48.7 | 51.4 | 5.1 | 29.7 | 2.6 | 2.7 | – | – |
17.I would enjoy the opportunity to learn with doctors/nurses | 33.3 | 29.7 | 56.4 | 56.8 | 10.3 | 13.5 | – | – | – | – |
18.Learning with doctors/nurses is likely to improve the service for patient/client | 43.6 | 27 | 48.7 | 56.8 | 7.7 | 16.2 | – | – | – | – |