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Table 2 RIPLS scores of medical students and of nursing and therapy students: pre- and post-placement scores and score changes

From: Interprofessional training for final year healthcare students: a mixed methods evaluation of the impact on ward staff and students of a two-week placement and of factors affecting sustainability

RIPL Scale

Pre-placement score

Post-placement score

Change score

T-value

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

(P-value)

TEAMWORK (Max 65)

    

 Medical Students

    

  2007-08 (n = 99)

54.4 (8.1)

58.1 (6.9)

3.7 (6.6)

−3.42 (<0.001)

  2008-09 (n = 86)

52.2 (6.7)

56.1 (7.1)

3.9 (5.8)

−8.66 (<0.0001)

  2009-10 (n = 124)

53.2 (6.0)

56.5 (6.2)

3.3 (6.2)

−5.6 (<0.0001)

 Nursing & Therapy Students

    

  2008-9 (n = 10)

59.6 (4.1)

62.9 (1.6)

3.3 (3.1)

−3.4 (<0.01)

  2009-10 (n = 14)

56.1 (5.7)

60.2 (4.3)

4.6 (4.4)

−3.95 (<0.01)

PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY (Max 25)

    

 Medical Students

    

  2007-08

10.4 (2.8)

9.1 (3.1)

−1.3 (2.7)

4.0 (<0.0001)

  2008-09

10.3 (2.8)

9.4 (3.2)

-.95 (2.8)

3.16 (<0.0001)

  2009-10

10.8 (2.6)

10.3 (3.1)

-.41 (3.3)

1.32 (0.189)

 Nursing & Therapy Students

    

  2008-9

9.6 (1.5)

6.4 (1.2)

−3.2 (0)

5.4 (0.0004)

  2009-10

10.4 (2.5)

8.3 (1.9)

−2.1 (−2.6)

3.43 (0.004)

PATIENT CENTREDNESS (Max 25)

    

 Medical Students

    

  2007-08

23.1 (3.1)

23.5 (3.2)

.44 (3.3)

−1.06 (0.29)

  2008-09

22.7 (2.2)

23.6 (2.0)

.84 (2.2)

−3.9 (<0.0001)

  2009-10

22.9 (2.0)

23.6 (1.8)

.69 (2.2)

−3.29 (<0.001)

 Nursing & Therapy Students

    

  2008-9

23.5 (2.3)

24 (2.0)

0.5 (1.6)

−1 (0.34)

  2009-10

22.7 (2.1)

23.5 (2.0)

0.8 (1.6)

−1.86 (0.08)

  1. Note: For teamwork and patient centredness, higher scores indicate better readiness; for professional identity, lower scores indicate better readiness