Scale measuring the construction of an interprofessional health practice community (CIPS)[Échelle mesurant la construction d’une communauté interprofessionnelle de pratique en santé (CIPS)]

Introduction: The interprofessional community of health practice represents a major challenge in addressing complex healthcare situations. The scales used to understand its construction and evolution do not always capture its specificities. Based on this observation, and to facilitate the understanding of the construction of the IHPSC and its evolution among students or healthcare professionals (in training or in the field), the development of an IHPSC scale appears fundamental. Method: We have used the paradigm of Churchill (1979) for the construction and validation of the scale. The scale (IHPSC) includes five dimensions: objectives (OB), norms (NO), social link (LS), motivation (MO), and empowerment (PA). The steps leading to the purification and validation of the measuring instrument included reviews by experts, successive principal component analyses (PCA), and confirmatory factor analyses (CFA). The construction of the scale was based on two populations: healthcare workers and students. For healthcare workers, we distributed the questionnaire online and received 1200 answers, of which 884 were usable. For students, we distributed the questionnaire to 328 students participating in an "Interprofessionalism and Palliative Care" training day. Out of these, 266 questionnaires were usable. Results: Following the various steps, the finalized scale consists of five dimensions and 20 questions. The scale accurately captures information with an explained variance of 66.5% (OB: 15.2%, NO: 14.4%, LS: 14.2%, MO: 12.1%, PA: 10.6%). The main indices of model fit and reliability are: χ2/df = 1.44, GFI = 0.990, AGFI = 0.935, RMSEA = 0.054, Cronbach's alpha at 0.91, and factorial saturation (min: 0.57, max: 0.88). Conclusions: The scale appears stable and demonstrates reproducibility. The initial results allow a use among healthcare professionals or students. This scale will enable the assessment of the construction and evolution of an interprofessional community of health practice. It will be possible to target the dimensions that need attention to contribute to the development of the CIPS Perspectives: The CIPS scale remains focused on professional practice. There is a need to consider the inclusion of the patient in this community, identify its influence on professionalization and professional identity, and evolve it towards a scale measuring a care community. Reference 1. Aiguier G., Faës J. La collaboration interprofessionnelle : un catalyseur de motivation pour les étudiants en santé ? Pédagogie Médicale 2021;22(Suppl.1):S86-S87. https://doi.org/10.1051/ pmed/2021017