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Table 2 Scores on the ATHCTS, the RIPLS and the CAES before and after in-service training on IPC, Philippines, 2019

From: In-service training programme for health and social care workers in the Philippines to strengthen interprofessional collaboration in caring for older adults: a mixed-methods study

Scale (score range)

Mean (SD) scores with P valuesa

Community health workersb

(n = 39)

Health institution workersb

(n = 35)

ATHCTS (possible range 21–126)

    

 Before training

78.6 ± 6.3

 

89.1 ± 10.3

 

 After training

85.4 ± 5.5

 < 0.001

98.7 ± 11.8

< 0.001

RIPLS (possible range 19–95)

    

 Before training

79.7 ± 10.0

 

85.0 ± 7.9

 

 After training

83.2 ± 7.3

0.037

87.4 ± 5.5

0.045

CAES (possible range 0–45)

    

 Before training

30.5 ± 7.7

 

25.6 ± 10.4

 

 After training

32.4 ± 8.5

0.191

30.4 ± 9.0

< 0.001

  1. ATHCTS: Attitudes Toward Health Care Teams Scale; CAES: Coordinated Activities Evaluation Scale; RIPLS: Readiness for Interprofessional Learning Scale; SD: standard deviation
  2. aP calculated using paired t-test
  3. bOf the 42 community health workers and 40 health institution workers who participated, 39 community health workers and 35 health institution workers completed questionnaires both before and after training