Construct validation of the readiness for interprofessional learning scale: A Rasch and factor analysis

Journal of Interprofessional Care

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 326-332

  Williams, Brett ^a   Brown, Ted ^a   Boyle, Malcolm ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

interprofessional learning; quantitative method; Questionnaire designs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; COOPERATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; LEARNING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TEACHING; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TEACHING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862200114     PISSN: 13561820     EISSN: 14699567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13561820.2012.671384     Document Type: Article

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