title: Cross-cultural adaptation of the professional version of the Readiness for Interprofessional Learning Scale (RIPLS) in Japanese.
abstract: Interprofessional education (IPE) for healthcare professionals is important in Japan because of its rapidly aging population and increasingly complex healthcare needs. However, no tools have been validated in the Japanese context to evaluate healthcare professionals' attitudes towards, or readiness for, IPE. The professional version of the Readiness for Interprofessional Learning Scale (RIPLS) with 23 items was selected for cross-cultural adaptation because it has been widely used internationally and a Japanese edition of the student version has already been developed. We followed a guideline for cross-cultural adaptation and subsequently conducted factor analysis with 368 responses from over 16 professions. Face and content validity was confirmed through the translation process. We obtained four factors with good internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha > 0.7). These results were similar to those of the original UK study, apart from one factor being divided into two different factors in this study. Studies are required to further confirm the rigor and generalisability of the results; however, the Japanese RIPLS can be used to evaluate healthcare professionals' attitudes towards IPE, which can eventually lead to a better IPE development for healthcare professionals in Japan.
authors.affiliation: a Primary Palliative Care Research Group, Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informatics, Medical School , University of Edinburgh , Edinburgh , UK.
authors.forename: Ai
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oishi
authors.affiliation: b Department of General Medicine and Primary Care , University of Tsukuba Hospital , Tsukuba , Japan.
authors.forename: Junji
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Haruta
authors.affiliation: c Department of Contemporary Sociology, School of Sociology , Bukkyo University , Kyoto , Japan.
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshimi
authors.affiliation: d Department of Education and Research in Family and Community Medicine , Mie University Graduate School of Medicine , Mie , Japan.
authors.forename: Michiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Goto
authors.affiliation: e Course of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine , Mie University Graduate School of Medicine , Mie , Japan.
authors.forename: Kazue
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.affiliation: f Department of Primary Care and Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine , University of Tsukuba , Tsukuba , Japan.
authors.forename: Hisashi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoshimoto
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D054521:Cultural Competency; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007564:Japan; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013336:Students, Health Occupations / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*
keywords: Interprofessional learning; Japan; post-qualifying/post-licensure; professional identity; psychometric analysis; surveys