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Table 4 Staff and supervisor item QN-QL comparison

From: Mixed methods instrument validation: Evaluation procedures for practitioners developed from the validation of the Swiss Instrument for Evaluating Interprofessional Collaboration

    

Congruence

Convergence

Credibility

Seniority

Question/Item

QN response

Comment

On-/Off-Topic

QN-QL Convergence

Response Type

QN-QL Inference

Staff

IPC1:

Percentage of treatment plans that are jointly developed by two different professions

41–50%

C1:

can't say exactly because the question is not very clear to me

n.a.

neutral

Unclear

 
 

IPC2:

Percentage of treatment plans that are jointly developed by more than two different professions

cannot judge

C2:

Although we have many different professional groups that can be included with a patient, there are very few where you develop something TOGETHER, in my perception it is more that each professional group does its part of the work and documents and tries to adapt the care / treatment as well as possible

on-topic

n.a.

Disconfirming statement

 
 

IPC3:

Relevant changes on the treatment plan are made jointly

somewhat disagree

C3:

The time is often missed to adapt the treatment plan to the situation in good time (change from curative to palliative)

off-topic

n.a.

Clarifying statement

 
 

IPC5:

The team ensures good coordination of patient treatment

mostly agree

C4:

We don't have a special team from different professions. We just work together. So, I'm not sure how to answer

on-topic

neutral

Cannot judge

 
 

IPC6:

The team members know their own and other members’ responsibilities in patient care

somewhat agree

C5:

I seldom find understanding on the part of the doctor if I do not find the opinion of the doctor's plan beneficial

off-topic

n.a.

Clarifying statement

 
 

IPO2:

Enough team meetings for joint discussions

fully disagree

C6:

There are three interprofessional discussions per patient. The problem is not frequency, but timing and content

off-topic; response does not relate directly to the question

no

Clarifying statement

Evaluation is not based on frequency, despite question asking specifically about the frequency

 

IPO3:

Suitable rooms for interprofessional meetings available

somewhat agree

C7:

Few meetings between doctors and nurses except in situations of complex clinical case discussions

off-topic; response relates to frequency of meetings not availability of rooms

n.a.

Clarifying statement

 
 

IPO4:

Close proximity of individual workplaces eases exchange of information outside of regular meetings

mostly agree

C8:

a Computer question / answer can also be used to communicate with doctor / physio

off-topic; response does not relate directly to offices making it easier to communicate

unclear

Clarifying statement

 
 

IPO6:

Electronic patient record system(s) optimally support(s) collaboration

somewhat agree

C9:

We can use the field of interdisciplinary questions / answers to clarify questions with the therapist

on-topic

n.a.

Clarifying statement

 
  

mostly agree

C10:

Entries are not always read by everyone involved due to lack of time or knowledge

on-topic

neutral

Clarifying statement

Problems relate not to the systems per se, but to the available time

Supervisor

IPC2:

Percentage of treatment plans that are jointly developed by more than two different professions

51–60%

C11:

Difficult to assess accurately

unclear

neutral

Cannot judge

 
 

IPC6:

The team members know their area of responsibility in patient care

somewhat agree

C12:

Discrepancy between "knowing" something and "orienting oneself to it / sticking to it"

on-topic

yes

Clarifying statement

Statement may indicate that the response may not refer to "knowing", but rather to "sticking to it"

  1. The presented SIPEI items are paraphrased