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Table 3 Output of descriptive quantitative analysis of all the components and scores, pre- and post-intervention

From: Effect of introducing interprofessional education concepts on students of various healthcare disciplines: a pre-post study in the United Arab Emirates

Subscale

Segment

Component

Pre

Post

Mean (± SD)

Percentage of the Mean

Category

Mean (± SD)

Percentage of the Mean

Category

Teamwork and Collaboration

Teamworking Skills

1.Learning with other students will help me become a more effective member of a healthcare team

4.8 (0.5)

95.6

SA

4.8 (0.5)

95.8

SA

2.Patients would ultimately benefit if healthcare students worked together to solve patient problems

4.8 (0.4)

95.8

SA

4.9 (0.3)

97.6

SA

3.Shared learning with other healthcare students will increase my ability to understand clinical problems

4.7 (0.5)

94.6

SA

4.8 (0.5)

95.2

SA

4.Learning with healthcare students before qualification would improve relationships after qualification

4.7 (0.6)

94

SA

4.8 (0.5)

95.8

SA

5.Communication skills should be learned with other health care students

4.8 (0.5)

96.6

SA

4.8 (0.5)

96.6

SA

6.Shared learning will help me to think positively about other professionals

4.6 (0.6)

92

A-SA

4.7 (0.6)

94.2

SA

Segment 1A Scoreb

28.4 (2.2)

94.77

SA

28.8 (2.6)

95.9

SA

Positive Relationships

7.For small group learning to work, students need to trust and respect each other

4.7 (0.6)

94.6

SA

4.8 (0.4)

96.4

SA

8.Team-working skills are essential for all health care students to learn

4.6 (0.6)

92.4

A-SA

4.8 (0.4)

95.8

SA

9.Shared learning will help me to understand my own limitations

4.9 (0.3)

97.6

SA

4.8 (0.6)

95.8

SA

Segment 1B Score

14.2 (1.1)

94.9

SA

14.4 (1.2)

95.9

SA

Subscale 1 Scoreb

42.7 (3.1)

94.8

SA

43.2 (3.6)

95.9

SA

Professional identity

Negative

10.I do not want to waste my time learning with other healthcare studentsa,b

4.2 (0.9)

84.2

A-SA

4.6 (0.8)

91

A-SA

11.It is not necessary for undergraduate healthcare students to learn togethera,b

4.0 (1.1)

80.6

A

4.5 (0.9)

89.2

A-SA

12.Clinical problem-solving skills can only be learned with students from my own departmenta

3.6 (1.4)

72

A

3.7 (1.4)

73.8

A

Segment 2A Scoreb

11.8 (2.7)

78.9

A

12.7 (2.3)

84.7

A-SA

Positive

13.Shared learning with other healthcare students will help me to communicate better with patients and other professionals

4.5 (0.7)

90.6

A-SA

4.7 (0.7)

93.6

A-SA

14.I would welcome the opportunity to work on small-group projects with other healthcare studentsb

4.4 (0.9)

88

A-SA

4.8 (0.5)

95.2

SA

15.Shared learning will help to clarify the nature of patient problemsb

4.3 (0.9)

86.8

A-SA

4.8 (0.5)

95.2

SA

16.Shared learning before qualification will help me become a better team workerb

4.5 (0.7)

90

A-SA

4.7 (0.6)

94.2

SA

Segment 2B Scoreb

17.6 (2.9)

88

A-SA

18.9 (2.1)

94.3

SA

Subscale 2 Scoreb

29.4 (4.2)

84.1

A-SA

31.6 (3.6)

90.2

A-SA

Roles and Responsibilities

17.The function of nurses and therapists is mainly to provide support for doctorsb

4.6 (0.7)

92.8

A-SA

4.8 (0.5)

96.2

SA

18.I am not sure what my professional role will be

2.3 (1.2)

45.8

U

2.1 (1.3)

42.6

D-U

19.I have to acquire much more knowledge and skills than other healthcare students

3.5 (1.1)

70.2

A

3.8 (1.1)

76.6

A

Subscale 3 Score

10.4 (1.9)

69.5

A

10.7 (2)

71.3

A

Overall Scoreb

82.5 (6.5)

86.9

A-SA

85.4 (7.2)

89.9

A-SA

  1. D Disagree, U Undecided, A Agree, SA Strongly Agree bStatistically significant difference pre-post assessment: the post assessment turned-out to be significantly higher than the pre assessment
  2. aValues corrected to match the rest of the scale
  3. bCategory flipped to match the rest of the scale