title: Professional identity acquisition process model in interprofessional education using structural equation modelling: 10-year initiative survey.
abstract: The mandatory interprofessional education (IPE) programme at Gunma University, Japan, was initiated in 1999. A questionnaire of 10 items to assess the students' understanding of the IPE training programme has been distributed since then, and the factor analysis of the responses revealed that it was categorised into four subscales, i.e. "professional identity", "structure and function of training facilities", "teamwork and collaboration", and "role and responsibilities", and suggested that these may take into account the development of IPE programme with clinical training. The purpose of this study was to examine the professional identity acquisition process (PIAP) model in IPE using structural equation modelling (SEM). Overall, 1,581 respondents of a possible 1,809 students from the departments of nursing, laboratory sciences, physical therapy, and occupational therapy completed the questionnaire. The SEM technique was utilised to construct a PIAP model on the relationships among four factors. The original PIAP model showed that "professional identity" was predicted by two factors, namely "role and responsibilities" and "teamwork and collaboration". These two factors were predicted by the factor "structure and function of training facilities". The same structure was observed in nursing and physical therapy students' PIAP models, but it was not completely the same in laboratory sciences and occupational therapy students' PIAP models. A parallel but not isolated curriculum on expertise unique to the profession, which may help to understand their professional identity in combination with learning the collaboration, may be necessary.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Graduate School of Health Sciences , Gunma University , Maebashi , Japan.
authors.forename: Nana
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kururi
authors.affiliation: a Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Graduate School of Health Sciences , Gunma University , Maebashi , Japan.
authors.forename: Fusae
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tozato
authors.affiliation: a Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Graduate School of Health Sciences , Gunma University , Maebashi , Japan.
authors.forename: Bumsuk
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: a Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Graduate School of Health Sciences , Gunma University , Maebashi , Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kazama
authors.affiliation: a Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Graduate School of Health Sciences , Gunma University , Maebashi , Japan.
authors.forename: Shiori
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Katsuyama
authors.affiliation: a Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Graduate School of Health Sciences , Gunma University , Maebashi , Japan.
authors.forename: Maiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.affiliation: b Department of Laboratory Sciences , Gunma University , Maebashi , Japan.
authors.forename: Yumiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.affiliation: b Department of Laboratory Sciences , Gunma University , Maebashi , Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsui
authors.affiliation: b Department of Laboratory Sciences , Gunma University , Maebashi , Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshiharu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tokita
authors.affiliation: b Department of Laboratory Sciences , Gunma University , Maebashi , Japan.
authors.forename: Takayuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Saitoh
authors.affiliation: c Department of Nursing, Graduate School of Health Sciences , Gunma University , Maebashi , Japan.
authors.forename: Shiomi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kanaizumi
authors.affiliation: c Department of Nursing, Graduate School of Health Sciences , Gunma University , Maebashi , Japan.
authors.forename: Takatoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Makino
authors.affiliation: c Department of Nursing, Graduate School of Health Sciences , Gunma University , Maebashi , Japan.
authors.forename: Hiromitsu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shinozaki
authors.affiliation: a Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Graduate School of Health Sciences , Gunma University , Maebashi , Japan.
authors.forename: Takehiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamaji
authors.affiliation: a Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Graduate School of Health Sciences , Gunma University , Maebashi , Japan.
authors.forename: Hideomi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Watanabe
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005260:Female; D006126:Group Processes; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D017145:Models, Educational; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D024382:Professional Role; D012933:Social Identification; D013336:Students, Health Occupations / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: Interprofessional collaboration; interprofessional education; professional identity; structural equation modelling (SEM); undergraduate student