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Table 4 Assessment by the 2010 sample of achievement of study goals

From: A four-year, systems-wide intervention promoting interprofessional collaboration

Items:

'The IPL-IPP study has...'

% of staff responding

Assessment index

 

Strongly agree/

Agree

Neutral

Strongly disagree/disagree

(% agree - % disagree)

Rank*

1. Improved communication between members of different professions

30.8%

56.2%

13.0%

17.8%

9

2. Improved trust between members of different professions

29.8%

58.7%

11.4%

18.4%

8

3. Helped individuals improve communication skills

35.0%

55.6%

9.3%

25.7%

4

4. Reduced between-professional rivalries

20.8%

65.4%

13.8%

7.0%

10

5. Resulted in better relationships between members of different professions

31.4%

59.3%

9.4%

22.0%

6

6. Resulted in more positive attitudes to team work

37.0%

53.8%

9.1%

27.9%

3

7. Led to sharing of knowledge/

ideas between members of different professions

39.4%

51.0%

9.6%

29.8%

1

8. Led to more creative, integrated services

31.6%

57.8%

10.7%

20.9%

7

9. Improved clinical practice between members of different professions

33.3%

57.2%

9.4%

23.9%

5

10. Improved quality of care for patients

37.3%

53.7%

9.0%

28.3%

2

Average

32.5%

56.9%

10.5%

  
  1. *Responses ranked from 1 most to 10 least achieved