Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, Midwestern University, Downers Grove, IL 60515, USA.
Am J Pharm Educ. 2011 Nov 10;75(9):178. doi: 10.5688/ajpe759178.
To assess the validity and reliability of an instrument to measure pharmacy students' attitudes toward physician-pharmacist collaboration, and compare those attitudes to the attitudes of medical students.
One hundred sixty-six first-year pharmacy students and 77 first-year medical students at Midwestern University completed the Scale of Attitudes Toward Physician-Pharmacist Collaboration.
Findings confirmed the validity and reliability of the Scale of Attitudes Toward Physician-Pharmacist Collaboration in pharmacy students, as observed previously for medical students. Pharmacy students' mean score was significantly higher (56.6 ± 7.2) than that of medical students (52.0 ± 6.1). Maximum likelihood factoring confirmed the 3-factor solution of responsibility and accountability, shared authority, and interdisciplinary education for pharmacy students.
The Scale of Attitudes Toward Physician-Pharmacist Collaboration can be used for the assessment of interdisciplinary educational programs, for patient outcome assessment of interprofessional collaboration, and for group comparisons. Findings that pharmacy students expressed more positive attitudes toward collaboration than medical students have implications for interdisciplinary education.
评估一种测量药学学生对医师-药师合作态度的工具的有效性和可靠性,并将这些态度与医学生的态度进行比较。
中西部大学的 166 名一年级药学学生和 77 名一年级医学生完成了医师-药师合作态度量表。
研究结果证实了医师-药师合作态度量表在药学学生中的有效性和可靠性,与之前在医学生中观察到的结果一致。药学学生的平均得分(56.6±7.2)显著高于医学生(52.0±6.1)。最大似然因子分析证实了药学学生的责任和问责制、共享权力和跨学科教育的 3 因素解决方案。
医师-药师合作态度量表可用于评估跨学科教育计划、评估专业间合作对患者结果的影响,以及进行群体比较。药学学生对合作表现出比医学生更积极的态度,这对跨学科教育具有重要意义。