Lycklama à Nijeholt, M. (Merlijn) (2019) De ontwikkeling en psychometrische analyse van een meetschaal voor interprofessionele identificatie: De extended professional identity scale (EPIS). thesis, Dentistry.
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Introduction: Despite the widespread support for integrated care, interprofessional collaboration between different practitioners remains difficult. Many professionals experience interprofessional collaboration as a threat to their own professional identity. Some researchers therefore believe that the development or improvement of an interprofessional identity is a solution to this problem. In the literature various scales are available concerning professional identity and interprofessional collaboration. However, the three identity components of social identity (belonging, attachment and beliefs) are only partially reflected in existing instruments. The purpose of this study is to develop an interprofessional identity scale that consists of interprofessional belonging, interprofessional commitment and interprofessional beliefs. Methods: This research consists of two sub-studies. Study one concerns the statistically iterative item selection process for instrument development. For this, items are selected and constructed. The first selection is based on face validity and the item construction is based on literature about social identity and interprofessional collaboration. The second selection is based on a statistical item selection process with an Explorative Factor Analysis and Cronbach’s Alfa Coëfficiënt. In sub-study two, the test-retest reliability of the developed instrument is examined by computing Pearson’s correlation coefficient. Both studies used an occasional sample of Dentistry and Oral Hygiene students. Results: Study one resulted in a selection of 14 items divided into three factors, explaining 60,7% of the variance. The internal consistency of the subscales varied between 0,80 and 0,84, with an overall reliability of 0,88. The results of the test�retest reliability test show an average correlation (r = 0.650; p < 0.001) and thus seem sufficiently stable over time. Conclusion: Based on selection processes and psychometric analyzes, we succeeded in developing an interprofessional identity scale: the ‘Extended Professional Identity Scale’ (EPIS). The scale, consisting of three subscales, is based on the three identity components of social identity; interprofessional belonging (five items), interprofessional attachment (four items) and interprofessional beliefs (five items). The results of this study provide evidence for a reliable instrument, showing promise for EPIS’s practical utility. The construct validity of the EPIS appears to be confirmed, but additional psychometric research is desirable. Recommendations: It is recommended to perform a confirmatory factor analysis to confirm the subscales and construct validity of the EPIS. Performing a replication study is also recommended to enable generalizability to other professions. Finally, the expectation that an interprofessional identity actually predicts interprofessional behavior should be confirmed by establishing the predictive validity of the EPIS.
| Item Type: | Thesis (UNSPECIFIED) |
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| Supervisor name: | Reinders, dr. J.J. |
| Faculty: | Medical Sciences |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Nov 2021 15:21 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Nov 2021 15:21 |
| URI: | https://umcg.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/2847 |
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