title: Repeated cross-sectional study of the longitudinal changes in attitudes toward interprofessional health care teams amongst undergraduate students.
abstract: The interprofessional education (IPE) program at Gunma University, Maebashi, Japan, uses a lecture style for first-year students and a training style for third-year students. To investigate the comprehensive implications of IPE, the change pattern of attitudes toward health care teams was examined longitudinally in pre-qualified students. The modified Attitudes Toward Health Care Teams Scale (mATHCTS) was used. The overall mean score of the mATHCTS improved significantly after the training-style IPE in their third year. Two individual items in the factor "quality of care delivery" decreased significantly during the first year. In contrast, two individual items in the factor "patient-centered care" increased significantly during the third year. These changes over time were confirmed by analyses using regression factor scores. There are at least two independent attitudes toward collaborative practice (CP) or IPE in response to IPE interventions: the attitude toward "value of IPE for health care providers" may response negatively to IPE in the early stages, and the attitude toward "value of IPE for health care receivers" positively in the later stages. These findings suggest that the continuation of mandatory IPE, which must be designed on the basis of students' high expectations for IPE and CP on entry, may result in profound changes in attitudes amongst participating students.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Gunma University Graduate School of Health Sciences , Maebashi , Japan .
authors.forename: Nana
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kururi
authors.forename: Takatoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Makino
authors.forename: Hiroko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kazama
authors.forename: Yoshiharu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tokita
authors.forename: Hiroki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsui
authors.forename: Bumsuk
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Shiomi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kanaizumi
authors.forename: Yumiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: Yoko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Uchida
authors.forename: Yasuyoshi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Asakawa
authors.forename: Hiromitsu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shinozaki
authors.forename: Fusae
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tozato
authors.forename: Hideomi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Watanabe
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D007564:Japan; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Attitudes towards interprofessional health care teams; interprofessional education; longitudinal change; undergraduate student