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Resumen Introducción la educación interprofesional incluye diversas estrategias educativas para promover competencias como comunicación, ética, reflexión crítica y procesos de salud y calidad. Se incluyen participantes de diversas disciplinas en el proceso educativo. Como parte del proceso educativo, la evaluación de estas competencias se hace indispensable. El objetivo del estudio fue diseñar un instrumento de evaluación de competencias para el trabajo interprofesional y evaluar sus propiedades psicométricas. Material y método se diseñó un instrumento que mide 4 competencias (comunicación, aprendizaje y reflexión crítica, procesos de salud y calidad, y ética y valores) en 3 dimensiones (liderazgo y trabajo en equipo, roles y responsabilidades, atención centrada en el paciente). Para el estudio de validez de contenido se hizo un jueceo de expertos. Debido a que este instrumento puede ser utilizado como 7 instrumentos separados, o bien, como la combinación de varios de ellos: por dimensiones o por competencias; se realizaron 7 análisis factoriales exploratorios independientes, 4 por competencias y 3 por dimensiones por el método de componentes principales con rotación varimax, prueba de Bartlett y KMO. Para el análisis de confiabilidad se realizó un análisis de alfa de Cronbach por cada dimensión, por cada competencia y 2 generales (uno por la evaluación de dimensiones y otro para la evaluación de competencias). Resultados se describen las propiedades psicométricas del instrumento en cada una de sus modalidades. Muestra adecuadas propiedades para su uso en la población mexicana. Conclusiones el instrumento es adecuado para medir las competencias de trabajo interprofesional desde diferentes dimensiones. Introduction Interprofessional education includes diverse strategies in order to promote competencies such as communication, ethics, critic reflection and quality processes. It is characterized by simultaneously including diverse discipline participants in the educative process. The assessment of these competencies is essential. To design an assessment instrument for interprofessional health workers competencies and to measure its psychometric properties. Method An assessment instrument was designed, it included four competencies (communication, learning and critical reflection, quality and health processes, and ethics and values); in three dimensions (leadership and team work, roles and responsibilities, patient centered care). For content validity assessment, an expert judgement was made. Due to the fact that this instrument can be used as seven separate instruments, or, as well, as the combination of several of them due to intersection of the items between dimensions and competencies; seven exploratory factorial analysis were performed, four by competencies, and three by dimensions. The exploratory factorial analysis used varimax rotation, Bartlett test and KMO. For reliability assessment Cronbach´s Alpha was performed for each dimension, for each competency and two general ones (one for dimension assessment and another one for competencies). Results Psychometric properties of the instrument are described. It shows adequate properties to be used in Mexican population. Conclusions The instrument is suitable for measuring interprofessional work competencies from different dimensions.
Interprofessional education includes diverse strategies in order to promote competencies such as communication, ethics, critic reflection and quality processes. It is characterized by simultaneously including diverse discipline participants in the educative process. The assessment of these competencies is essential.
Aim: To design an assessment instrument for interprofessional health workers competencies and to measure its psychometric properties.
Method: An assessment instrument was designed, it included four competencies (communication, learning and critical reflection, quality and health processes, and ethics and values); in three dimensions (leadership and team work, roles and responsibilities, patient centered care).
For content validity assessment, an expert judgement was made. Due to the fact that this instrument can be used as seven separate instruments, or, as well, as the combination of several of them due to intersection of the items between dimensions and competencies; seven exploratory factorial analysis were performed, four by competencies, and three by dimensions.
The exploratory factorial analysis used varimax rotation, Bartlett test and KMO.
For reliability assessment Cronbach´s Alpha was performed for each dimension, for each competency and two general ones (one for dimension assessment and another one for competencies).
Results: Psychometric properties of the instrument are described. It shows adequate properties to be used in Mexican population.
Conclusions: The instrument is suitable for measuring interprofessional work competencies from different dimensions
