Abstract
The landscape of integrated healthcare models continues to evolve, and with these changes, providers are facing the challenge of adopting approaches to care that may not have been taught in their training. With interprofessional education on the rise, some providers often struggle to modify their clinical methodology to accommodate an interdisciplinary team-based care format. In an effort to better understand the attitudes and interest levels that may affect a provider’s engagement in these models of care, the Integrated Health Attitudes and Interest Scales were developed. Using a best practices model, items for the measure were created by the investigators and were independently reviewed by an expert panel of clinical psychologists. It was determined that both scales achieved content and construct validity as determined by a factor analysis. Prior to the time of the initial investigation, it is believed no other measure exists that assesses for these factors.
Recommended Citation
Cassano, Mark; DiTomasso, Robert A.; Golden, Barbara A.; and Glassman, Scott D.
(2025)
"Psychometric Development of Scales Measuring Attitudes About and Interest in Integrated Healthcare Clinical Practice,"
The Journal of Integrated Primary Care: Vol. 1:
Iss.
4, Article 4.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.pcom.edu/jipc/vol1/iss4/4
