Measuring the interprofessional collaborative competencies of health-care students using a validated Indonesian version of the CICS29

ABSTRACT

The objectives of this study are to validate an Indonesian version of the Chiba Interprofessional Competency Scale (CICS29) and measure the interprofessional competencies of undergraduate health-care students following their completion of an interprofessional education (IPE) course. This study used a cross-sectional design and was preceded by a cross translation of the instrument and a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), which confirmed that the Indonesian-version CICS29 has good internal consistency comparable to the original model. The Indonesian version was then administered to 723 health-care students who had completed a community-based IPE course. Based on data gathered from 707 respondents (97.8%), it was found that their interprofessional competency was relatively good (mean score: 127.9 out of 145, 88.2%). The dental students scored consistently lower compared to students of other faculties, both in the overall CICS29 and all five of its subscales, three of which are specifically related to teamwork. The study has provided support for cross-cultural validity of undergraduate health-care students' interprofessional competency measures using CICS29. Further efforts are necessary to ensure that the students understand their roles and internalize the collaborative values and practices of all health professions.

KEYWORDS:

• CICS29
• interprofessional education
• collaborative practice
• interprofessional competency

Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank Ms Vernonia Yorasaki for her assistance in data analysis, as well as Professor Ikuko Sakai from the Interprofessional Education Research Center (IPERC) at Chiba University for her invaluable comments towards the refinement of this article.

Author Contributions

DS developed the study design. AF, SPS, TW, DA, and SM were responsible for data collection and analysis. DS, MA, and AF drafted the discussion section. All authors contributed to the writing of this article and have approved the final draft.

Declaration of Interest

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

Additional information

Funding

The present study is supported and monitored by the Development of World Class University at University of Indonesia project funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA; Grant Number: IP-549, 2008); however, the research was performed independent of these relationships.

Notes on contributors

Diantha Soemantri

Diantha Soemantri, MD, MMedEd, PhD is an associate professor of medical education from the Department of Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia (UI). She is the head of Master in Medical Education Program in Universitas Indonesia and also responsible for the multi- and interprofessional education program of Health Sciences Cluster at the university. Her research interests are student assessment, reflection and feedback, interprofessional education (IPE) and collaborative practice, and professionalism development.

Santi Purna Sari

Santi Purna Sari, MSc. graduated as a pharmacist from the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences UI in 1999, and since then she has joined the Department of Pharmacy as a lecturer in Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy Laboratory. She obtained her master degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia. Her involvement in IPE started from 2011 and continues until today, where she is involved in developing the Indonesian Interprofessional Education Curriculum Framework.

Tri Wahyuni

Tri Wahyuni, MSc. is a lecturer in Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Indonesia. She earned her pharmacy degree from Faculty of Pharmacy and her master of biomedical science from the Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia. She has joined the interprofessional education program since 2015. In 2019, she got a patent in traditional medicine of inflammatory disease. Currently she is continuing her study in immunopharmacology.

Dian Ayubi

Dian Ayubi, PhD is a lecturer at Department of Health Education and Behavior Science, Faculty of Public Health UI since 1997. He received a Bachelor of Public Health from UI and Master of Quality Improvement in Health Care from University of Newcastle, Australia. In 2006, he graduated from Doctor of Public Health Study Program at UI. He has been involved in interprofessional education program since 2012.

Sigit Mulyono

Sigit Mulyono, MN, PhD is a lecturer at the Faculty of Nursing Universitas Indonesia. He specializes in community nursing and obtained his master degree from Community Health Nursing Department, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada in 2002. He completed his PhD at Universitas Indonesia. He is the head of Nursing Learning Resource Center, Faculty of Nursing UI and actively involves in IPE implementation at the university since the beginning.

Melissa Adiatman

Melissa Adiatman, DDS, PhD is a lecturer and researcher of Dental Public Health and Preventive Dentistry at Faculty of Dentistry Universitas Indonesia. She obtained her PhD from Tokyo Medical and Dental University. She often works in community settings and realized the importance of collaboration in order for any program to be successful. She has been involved in interprofessional education and collaborative practice at UI ever since.

Ardi Findyartini

Ardi Findyartini, MD, PhD is a senior lecturer in medical education from Faculty of Medicine UI. She obtained her PhD from Melbourne Medical School Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne in 2012. She is currently the Head of Department of Medical Education, the Head of Medical Education Unit and the Coordinator of Medical Education Cluster at Indonesia Medical Education and Research Institute (IMERI) at the Faculty of Medicine UI. She has been involved in the development of IPE in UI since 2012.