title: Staff perceptions of collaboration on a new interprofessional unit using the Assessment of Interprofessional Team Collaboration Scale (AITCS).
abstract: The aim of this study was to obtain baseline information on staff attitudes and perceptions of interprofessional collaboration on a newly formed interprofessional education unit. The Assessment of Interprofessional Team Collaboration Scale (AITCS) was administered to 54 interprofessional team members on a 30-bed medical interprofessional education (IPE) unit. We found that the team members respected each other but felt they needed more organisational support to further develop team skills. Additionally, team members noted that they did not have enough time for team reflection or to make changes to the team processes. The results obtained from this study will help to develop and refine educational strategies to assist the staff working on the IPE unit.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Nursing , Brock University , St. Catharines , Ontario , Canada.
authors.forename: Dawn
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Prentice
authors.affiliation: b School of Rehabilitation Science, Faculty of Health Sciences , McMaster University , Hamilton , Ontario , Canada.
authors.forename: Bonny
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.affiliation: a Department of Nursing , Brock University , St. Catharines , Ontario , Canada.
authors.forename: Karyn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Taplay
authors.affiliation: c Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, Niagara Regional Campus , McMaster University , St. Catharines , Ontario , Canada.
authors.forename: Karl
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Stobbe
authors.affiliation: d Niagara Health System , St. Catharines , Ontario , Canada.
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hildebrand
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004501:Education, Medical; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010465:Perception
keywords: Interprofessional care; interprofessional education; questionnaire designs