Table 2 Descriptive results of the items of the Readiness for Interprofessional Learning Scale (RIPLS) scale as reported by students [N = 282; n (%)]
Statement | Strongly disagree/ disagree | Undecided | Agree/ strongly agree | Median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S1. Learning with other students will help me become a more effective member of a healthcare team. | 5 (1.8%) | 20 (7.1%) | 257 (91.1%) | 4.00 |
S2. Patients would ultimately benefit if healthcare students worked together to solve patient problems. | 4 (1.4%) | 9 (3.2%) | 269 (95.4%) | 5.00 |
S3. Shared learning with other healthcare students will increase my ability to understand clinical problems. | 3 (1.1%) | 16 (5.7%) | 262 (92.9%) | 5.00 |
S4. Learning between health and medical students before qualification would improve working relationships after qualification / collaborative practice. | 5 (1.8%) | 14 (5.0%) | 262 (92.9%) | 4.00 |
S5. Communication skills should be learned with other healthcare students. | 6 (2.1%) | 18 (6.4%) | 258 (91.5%) | 4.00 |
S6. Shared learning will help me to think positively about other professionals | 8 (2.8%) | 31 (11.0%) | 240 (85.1%) | 4.00 |
S7. For small-group learning to work, students need to trust and respect each other. | 4 (1.4%) | 21 (7.4%) | 256 (90.8%) | 5.00 |
S8. Team-working skills are essential for all healthcare students to learn. | 4 (1.4%) | 30 (10.6%) | 248 (87.9%) | 4.00 |
S9. Shared learning will help me to understand my own professional limitations | 2 (0.7%) | 10 (3.5%) | 270 (95.7%) | 4.00 |
S10. I do not want to waste my time learning with other healthcare students. | 194 (68.8%) | 51 (18.1%) | 35 (12.4%) | 2.00 |
S11. It is not necessary for undergraduate healthcare students to learn together. | 191 (67.7%) | 54 (19.1%) | 35 (12.4%) | 2.00 |
S12. Clinical problem-solving skills can only be learned with students from my own department. | 158 (56.0%) | 50 (17.7%) | 69 (24.5%) | 2.00 |
S13. Shared learning with other healthcare students will help me to communicate better with patients and other professionals. | 18 (6.4%) | 23 (8.2%) | 235 (83.3%) | 4.00 |
S14. I would welcome the opportunity to work on small-group projects with other healthcare students. | 13 (4.6%) | 37 (13.1%) | 229 (81.2%) | 4.00 |
S15. Shared learning will help to clarify the nature of patient problems. | 13 (4.6%) | 41 (14.5%) | 225 (79.8%) | 4.00 |
S16. Shared learning before qualification will help me become a better team worker | 7 (2.5%) | 29 (10.3%) | 244 (86.5%) | 4.00 |
S17. I would welcome the opportunity to share some generic lectures, tutorials or workshops with other health and medical students | 11 (3.9%) | 24 (8.5%) | 240 (85.1%) | 4.00 |
S18. I am not sure what my professional role will be / is | 125 (44.3%) | 94 (33.3%) | 61 (21.6%) | 3.00 |
S19. I have to acquire much more knowledge and skill than other students in my own college | 43 (15.2%) | 89 (31.6%) | 148 (52.5%) | 4.00 |