Literature exploring attitudes to IPE
Please see below a selection of articles exploring attitudes to IPE:
Coster, S. et al. (2008) Interprofessional attitudes amongst undergraduate students in the health professions: A longitudinal questionnaire survey International Journal of Nursing Studies 45 1667-1681 [This paper makes reference to a ‘Readiness for Interprofessional Learning Scale’ (RIPLS), a ‘Professional Identity Scale’ and a ‘Contact index’.]
Fruber, C. et al. (2004) Interprofessional education in a midwifery curriculum: the learning through the exploration of the professional task project (LEAPT) Midwifery, 20, 358-366 [lists statements on team-working and interprofessional working; students are asked to rank the statements]
Pollard, K.C. & Miers, M.E. (2008) From students to professionals: Results of a longitudinal study of attitudes to pre-qualifying collaborative learning and working in health and social care in the UK Journal of Interprofessional Care 22(4) 399-416 [A study compares attitudes to interprofessional practice between one group which experienced IPE and another which educated on uniprofessional curricula]
Ward, J. et al. (2008) The Jefferson Scale of Attitudes toward Physician-Nurse Collaboration: A study with undergraduate nursing students Journal of interprofessional Care 22(4) 375-386 [reference the ‘Jefferson Scale of Attitudes toward Physician-Nurse Collaboration’ (JSAPNC) and the ‘Jefferson Scale of Empathy’ (JSE)]
Many thanks To Kathy Courtney for the above suggestions.