Table 3 Factor loading and item statements
Dimensions and items | Factor loading |
|---|---|
Factor 1 Collaborative teamwork (13 items with eigenvalue = 24.34, % of variance = 49.68, Cronbach’s alpha coefficient = 0.94) | |
i15 Taking part in the decision-making for the service with the primary care team. | 0.681 |
i16 Being able to participate in managing the care plan for the population, clients, and community with the team. | 0.681 |
i13 Being able to assist team members in working together productively to achieve positive outcomes for the population, clients, and community. | 0.633 |
i20 Being able to foster a suitable environment throughout the discussion or meeting so that other disciplinary teams can express their opinions. | 0.626 |
i19 When there is conflict within the team, being able to control and resolve conflict with the principles. | 0.619 |
i11 Expressing leadership and followership in managing the support of interprofessional collaboration (such as being responsible for data collection, presentation of the meeting, and sharing roles in collaboration). | 0.609 |
i9 Being able to consistently inspire the team to work collaboratively in interprofessional collaboration. | 0.598 |
i14 Being able to integrate interprofessional knowledge and disciplines to fulfil a team-goal commitment. | 0.586 |
i10 Managing the process in interprofessional collaboration among the primary care team (such as collaborating, managing an effective working system, and planning). | 0.581 |
i12 Being able to foster an environment to create innovation within the team. | 0.575 |
I17 Being able to offer proactive care with the interprofessional team to respond to health needs. | 0.570 |
i18 When discrepancy arises during collaboration, being able to manage and analyse causes and factors to resolve the issue. | 0.568 |
i21 Appropriately applying knowledge and expertise in your own disciplines to work with the team. | 0.442 |
Factor 2 Population- and community-centred care (8 items with eigenvalue = 2.38, % of variance = 4.87, Cronbach’s alpha coefficient = 0.93) | |
i47 Collaborating with other sectors, such as a representative of people, the private sector, and the local sector, in solving public health problems. | 0.737 |
i48 Working in the area with concern for the individual, population, and community for which you are responsible. | 0.730 |
i45 Providing the individual, family, and population with trustworthy heath information, news, and knowledge so that they can make informed health decisions. | 0.710 |
I49 Providing supportive advice to people and the community with the primary care team and other sectors. | 0.707 |
i46 Obtaining solutions to public health problems for local people in collaboration with the primary care team. | 0.698 |
i42 Creating activities to encourage the population to participate in mutually working as a team for the population, clients, and community. | 0.660 |
i44 Providing channels to receive information about health problems and the recommendations of clients and people for the planning of health care with the primary care team. | 0.659 |
I43 Evaluating the health needs of the population, clients, and community in several dimensions to design a holistic health care service for the primary care team. | 0.609 |
Factor 3 Communication and mutual respect (10 items with eigenvalue = 1.83, % of variance = 3.75, Cronbach’s alpha coefficient = 0.92) | |
i29 Being open to shifting perspectives when faced with new facts that are useful for interprofessional collaboration. | 0.719 |
I27 Expressing gratitude and respecting the roles and responsibilities of each discipline in the team. | 0.689 |
i28 When discrepancy occurs within the team, being able to respond to one another honourably and creatively. | 0.671 |
i32 Providing two-way communication in the interprofessional collaboration. | 0.578 |
i33 Using information regarding patient, clients, and populations accurately and deliberately for communication within the interprofessional team in providing services. | 0.571 |
i34 Using understandable language, standard language, or accurate medical terms when communicating with the interprofessional team. | 0.567 |
i26 Accepting cultural discrepancies and diversity among the members of the interprofessional team. | 0.548 |
i31 Selecting communication channels and methods, including an information technology system, for effective communication of the interprofessional team. | 0.543 |
i35 Being able to communicate with the relatives, families, and community of the clients to enhance their understanding of the working process of the primary care team. | 0.537 |
i30 Being able to communicate with the interprofessional team regarding tasks that you are responsible for to increase understanding among the team and accurately and effectively transfer task to each other. | 0.509 |
Factor 4 Clarification of roles and responsibilities (8 items with eigenvalue = 1.67, % of variance = 3.41, Cronbach’s alpha coefficient = 0.90) | |
i2 Appropriately sharing the work and responsibilities of each discipline to achieve the goal of the team. | 0.729 |
i6 Ensuring for accuracy in the work that that you are responsible for according to your discipline area to achieve the goal of the team. | 0.691 |
i5 Presenting information, views, and ideas to care for the population and clients according to your discipline area. | 0.671 |
i3 Following the practice for the job that you are responsible for according to your disciplinary area. | 0.669 |
i1 Following the practice according to the role of the discipline during interprofessional collaboration. | 0.631 |
i4 Creating a collaborative atmosphere by supporting the team members to express opinions according to their skills and expertise of their professions. | 0.618 |
i8 Evaluating the working outcome according to the role of responsibility of the interprofessional team. | 0.617 |
i7 Supporting the sharing and monitoring of the aims and outcomes for the populations that are served by the team. | 0.573 |
Factor 5 Interprofessional reflection (6 items with eigenvalue = 1.34, % of variance = 2.73, Cronbach’s alpha coefficient = 0.92) | |
i38 Explaining the perspectives, feelings, and stress in collaborative work. | 0.729 |
i40 Reviewing and analysing, depending on the situation, circumstances and factors that led to failure during collaborative work. | 0.709 |
i41 Summarizing the learning based on interprofessional collaboration to improve the teamwork. | 0.685 |
i39 Providing feedback during the process of interprofessional collaboration to effectively improve the working process. | 0.682 |
i37 Exchanging information, viewpoints, experiences, and suggestions after finishing the interprofessional collaboration to achieve the goal of providing health care services to the population, clients, and community. | 0.673 |
i36 Regularly reviewing your own roles and the work of the interprofessional team. | 0.549 |
Factor 6 Interprofessional values and mixed skills (4 items with eigenvalue = 1.02, % of variance = 2.08, Cronbach’s alpha coefficient = 0.86) | |
i25 Discussing the benefits of interdisciplinary collaboration and obtaining opinions from population, clients, and community regarding the advantages of interprofessional work. | 0.557 |
i24 Obtaining feedback from all stakeholders, such as population, clients, and community, to increase client safety, continuity of care, and high-quality patient-centred care. | 0.554 |
i23 Planning projects that intend to increase the team’s appreciation for and pride in the interprofessional teamwork for delivering care to the population, clients, and community. | 0.492 |
i22 Being able to perform the functions of other team members in the DHS as appropriate for the circumstances. | 0.411 |