Cross-cultural adaptation of the Readiness for Interprofessional Learning Scale in Brazil

Author(s)

Marina Peduzzi ^[1] ; Ian Norman ^[2] ; Samantha Coster ^[3] ; Everson Meireles ^[4]

Affiliation

^[1] Universidade de Sao Paulo. Escola de Enfermagem - Brasil

^[2] King’s College London. Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery

^[3] King’s College London. Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery - Ucrânia

^[4] Universidade Federal do Reconcavo da Bahia. Centro de Ciencias da Saude. Laboratorio de Instrumentos e Avaliacao Psicologica - Brasil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP; v. 49, p. 7-15, 2015-12-00.

Abstract

ABSTRACT Objective Conduct a cross-cultural adaptation of the expanded version of the 29-items Readiness for Interprofessional Learning Scale (RIPLS) into Brazilian Portuguese. Method Five steps were adopted: three translations, synthesis, three back-translations, assessment by an expert committee, and pre-test. Validation comprised 327 students from 13 undergraduate health courses from a public university. Parallel analyses were conducted using the R software and factor analysis using Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling. Results 1 9 12 16 10 11 17 19 21 24 25 29 Conclusion Evidences were found relating to the validity of the RIPLS version in Brazilian Portuguese in its application in the national context. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 11/11772-9 - Validation of the adapted version of the questionnaire of measurement of readiness for interprofessional learning and professional identity of health students
• Grantee: MARINA PEDUZZI
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• FAPESP's process: 10/03107-2 - Transcultural adaptation of questionnaire to measure readiness for interprofessional learning among students of the graduate courses of the healthcare area in the municipal district of São Paulo, Brazil
• Grantee: MARINA PEDUZZI
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants