The Interdisciplinary Education Perception Scale (IEPS): An alternative remodelled sub-scale structure and its reliability

Journal of Interprofessional Care

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 433-443

  McFadyen, A K ^a   Maclaren, W M ^a   Webster, V S ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Interdisciplinary Education Perception Scale; Interprofessional education; Reliability; Structural Equation Modelling

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION; PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL CARE; STUDENT ATTITUDE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVERSITY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 34547588289     PISSN: 13561820     EISSN: 14699567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13561820701352531     Document Type: Article

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