Development of a Japanese version of the Self-assessment Scale of Interprofessional Competency (JASSIC)

ABSTRACT

This study aimed to develop a Japanese version of the Self-assessment Scale of Interprofessional Competency (JASSIC), which consists of six domains: Patient-/Client-/Family-/Community-Centered, Interprofessional Communication, Role Contribution, Facilitation Relationship, Reflection, and Understanding of Others. Validity of JASSIC was confirmed through a four-step process consisting of expert discussion, cognitive debriefing, feasibility, and statistical analysis. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was performed by testing the correlation between the sum scores of JASSIC and the Assessment of Interprofessional Team Collaboration Scale-II(AITCS-II). First, 24 items were created through discussions among physicians, a nurse, a medical educator, and an information sociologist. Second, the items were modified by cognitive debriefing of a physician, nurse, pharmacist, occupational therapist, and social worker. Third, we provided the developed JASSIC for professionals at Hospital X (n = 139) and revised the wording and composition of the items. Finally, CFA among professionals at Hospital Y (n = 153) identified a 6-domain structure (GFI: 0.847, AGFI: 0.782, RMSEA: 0.088). Cronbach’s alpha was 0.92, and the correlation coefficient with AITCS-II was 0.72. Ongoing research into JASSIC will promote effective interprofessional collaborative practice not only in Japan but also other countries which share a similar culture and system.

KEYWORDS:

• Questionnaire design
• professional competency
• competency-based education
• self-assessment
• interprofessional relation
• interdisciplinary learning

Acknowledgments

The authors thank Dr. Youhei Mori, Dr. Ai Oishi, Dr. Kazue Yoshida, Dr. Michiko Goto, and Dr. Kenji Yoshimi for their expert discussion, and Dr. Yu Yamamoto, Mr. Ryohei Gokan, Ms. Yuka Shindo, Mr. Tomotsugu Yamakawa, and Ms. Kaori Naganuma for cognitive debriefing. We are very grateful to the professional healthcare participants of Kamisu-Saiseikai Hospital and Takahagi Kyodo Hospital.

Declaration of interests

The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of this article

Data availability statement

The data presented in this study are available on request from the corresponding author. The data are not publicly available due to ethical considerations

Ethical approval

Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba (No. 1418).

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Funding

This study was supported by the Interprofessional Collaboration and Community-based Integrated Care Committee of the Japan Primary Care Association. This work was supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B) Grant Number JP19K19377.