Translation and psychometric evaluation of the Swedish version of the Interdisciplinary Education Perception Scale.

Translation and psychometric evaluation of the Swedish version of the Interdisciplinary Education Perception Scale. J Interprof Care. 2017 Oct 23;:1-6 Authors: Williams B, Lynch M, Olaussen A, Lachmann H, Kalén S, Ponzer S Abstract Interprofessional education (IPE) is widely accepted worldwide, as a key part of training for health professionals and critical to an effective, patient-centred healthcare system. Several tools have been developed to evaluate IPE programmes and interventions globally. Many of the widely-used tools have been successfully adapted to suit specific cohorts and different languages; the Interdisciplinary Education Perception Scale (IEPS), however, has not yet been translated and validated for use in Sweden. The aim of this study was to translate the IEPS into Swedish and validate the psychometric properties of this new version. The 12-item IEPS underwent translation into Swedish and back-translation into English by suitable independent translators to ensure items retained their meaning. The new Swedish version was completed by 164 medical and nursing, occupational therapy and physiotherapy students on clinical placements in Stockholm. Principal Axis Factoring (PAF) and Oblique Oblimin Rotation confirmed a three-factor structure, that explained 77.4% of variance. The new 10-item Swedish version IEPS displayed good internal consistency with an overall Cronbach's alpha of a = .88 and subscale values of .89, .88 ...
Source: Journal of Interprofessional Care - Category: Health Management Tags: J Interprof Care Source Type: research