title: Attitudes of nursing school deans toward interprofessional education in Western Pacific Region countries.
abstract: A previous survey distributed to medical school deans in the Western Pacific Region (WPR) showed positive attitudes toward collaborative practice and interprofessional education (IPE). This study aimed to clarify the present state of IPE and the attitudes of nursing school deans in the WPR. The modified Attitudes Toward Health Care Teams Scale (ATHCTS) and the modified Readiness of healthcare students for Interprofessional Learning Scale (RIPLS) were used. Unexpectedly, the response rate was less than 20%. Deans of nursing schools with IPE courses showed significantly more positive attitudes than those of schools without IPE courses. The mean score of the modified ATHCTS and RIPLS of deans of nursing schools in rural areas were significantly higher than those in urban areas. Compared with medical schools, nursing schools in the WPR pay less attention to IPE and this may be one of the present characteristics of the region.
authors.affiliation: a Graduate School of Health Sciences, Gunma University , Maebashi , Gunma , Mabashi , Japan and.|b The Global Health Workforce Alliance, World Health Organization , Geneva , Switzerland.
authors.forename: Takatoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Makino
authors.affiliation: b The Global Health Workforce Alliance, World Health Organization , Geneva , Switzerland.
authors.forename: Shinjiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nozaki
authors.affiliation: a Graduate School of Health Sciences, Gunma University , Maebashi , Gunma , Mabashi , Japan and.
authors.forename: Bumsuk
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: a Graduate School of Health Sciences, Gunma University , Maebashi , Gunma , Mabashi , Japan and.
authors.forename: Hiroki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsui
authors.affiliation: a Graduate School of Health Sciences, Gunma University , Maebashi , Gunma , Mabashi , Japan and.
authors.forename: Yoshiharu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tokita
authors.affiliation: a Graduate School of Health Sciences, Gunma University , Maebashi , Gunma , Mabashi , Japan and.
authors.forename: Hiromitsu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shinozaki
authors.affiliation: a Graduate School of Health Sciences, Gunma University , Maebashi , Gunma , Mabashi , Japan and.
authors.forename: Hideomi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Watanabe
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006281:Health Occupations / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D058025:Interdisciplinary Studies; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000523:psychology*; D012579:Schools, Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: Attitude; Western Pacific Region; interprofessional education; nursing