EPIS-RI: Indonesian translation, cultural adaptation and construct validation of an interprofessional identity measure

ABSTRACT

Interprofessional Education (IPE) as a preparatory stage for Interprofessional collaboration (IPC) is overlooked in some low-and middle-income countries, including Indonesia. One of the driving forces behind IPC is the development of Interprofessional Identity (IPI), which has yet to be assessed in the Indonesian context. Our study aims were translating and culturally adapting the Extended Professional Identity Scale (EPIS) and confirming its construct validity. We invited third-year students from three programs (medicine, nursing, and dietetics) without previous IPE experience to participate in the study. Using Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), we examined the construct validity, analyzed internal consistency, and conducted a Kruskal–Wallis test to identify variations across professions. Of 513 students approached, 335 participated (response rate 65.3%). The CFA showed factor loadings ranging between .59 and .86, while correlations among subscales varied from .55 to .86. All five goodness-of-fit indices were sufficient. The internal consistency of subscales interprofessional belonging, commitment, and beliefs was .82, .84 and .87, respectively, and .90 for the overall scale. Interprofessional belonging and commitment were different among various students (p-value = .009 and .004) and the dietetics students had lower scores than other students. The Indonesian EPIS (EPIS-RI) demonstrated reliability and construct validity.

KEYWORDS:

• Cross-cultural validation
• extended professional identity scale (EPIS)
• interprofessional identity, interprofessional education
• reliability
• validity

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Universitas Diponegoro for providing funding to conduct this study.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Supplementary material

Supplemental data for this article can be accessed online at https://doi.org/10.1080/13561820.2024.2325689

Additional information

Funding

The work was supported by the Universitas Diponegoro [7234/UN7.P2/KS/2020].

Notes on contributors

Fatikhu Yatuni Asmara

Fatikhu Yatuni Asmara is a nurse educator concerning Interprofessional Education.

Tri Nur Kristina

Tri Nur Kristina is a professor in medical education.

Marco Versluis

Marco Versluis is a gynecologist and senior researcher.

Nynke Scherpbier

Nynke Scherpbier is a general practitioner and a professor of general practice.

Jan Jaap Reinders

Jan Jaap Reinders is a psychologist and senior researcher.