The Effect of Basic Human Values to Readiness for Interprofessional Learning: A Cross-sectional Survey Among Pre-graduate Health Professions Students

Abstract

Objective:This research aimed to determine human values and readiness for interprofessional learning among pre-graduate students studying in the field of health and the relationship between them.Method:The data were collected using a questionnaire containing the socio-demographic characteristics of the students (n=444), the human values scale (HVS) and the interprofessional learning readiness scale (RIPLS). Descriptive statistics, independent sample t-test, One-Way ANOVA test and Pearson Correlation test were used to evaluate the data.Results:The average age of the students participating in the study is 22.52±1.19, 76.4% of them are women and 33.4% of them study in the nursing department. It was found that the students’ total HVS score was 157.61±15.52 and the total RIPLS score was 75.11±10.89. It was determined that HVS scores were significantly higher in females, and those under 24 years old, while the HVS total score was significantly lower in medical school students. It was found that the RIPLS scores of the faculty of medicine students and students aged 24 and over were significantly lower. When the relationship between the students’ HVS and RIPLS scores was examined, it was found that there was a moderately significant positive correlation.Conclusion:Educators’ seeing the human values and readiness levels of students can guide them in determining the goals of the education they will give and the teaching method they will use.

Keywords

• health profession students
• human values
• interprofessional learning
• readiness