Author/Authors :
Keshmiri, Fatemeh Faculty of Medicine - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Ponzer, Sari Department of Clinical Science and Education - Södersjukhuset - Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden , Sohrabpour, AmirAli Department of Internal Medicine - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Farahmand, Shervin Department of Emergency Medicine - Imam Khomeini Hospital - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Shahi, Farhad Department of Internal Medicine - Oncology Department - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Bagheri-Hariri, Shahram Department of Emergency Medicine - Imam Khomeini Hospital - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Soltani-Arabshahi, Kamran Department of Internal Medicine - Department of Medical Education - Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Shirazi, Mandana Department of Clinical Science and Education - Södersjukhuset - Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden , Masiello, Italo Department of Clinical Science and Education - Södersjukhuset - Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
Abstract :
Background: Simulation can be used for educating, evaluating and assessing psychometric properties of an
instrument. The aim of this study was to contextualize and assess the validity and reliability of the Interprofessional
Collaborative Assessment tool (ICAR) in an Iranian context using simulation.
Methods: In this descriptive study, contextualization of the ICAR was assessed through several steps. Firstly,
validity assessment was approved through expert panels and Delphi rounds. Secondly, reliability assessment
was done by arranging a simulation video and assessing reproducibility, test-retest (ICC), internal consistency
(Cronbach's Alpha) and inter-rater reliability (Kappa).The participants included 26 experts, 27 students and 6
staff of the Standardized Simulation Office of Teheran University of Medical Sciences.
Results: Contextualization and validity of the ICAR were approved in an Iranian context. The reliability of the
tool was computed to be 0.71 according to Cronbach´s Alpha. The test-retest was calculated to be 0.76.
Conclusion: The Iranian ICAR can be a useful tool for evaluating interprofessional collaborative competencies.
The development of the instrument through a simulation scenario has been a positive prospect for researchers.
Keywords :
Validation , Assessment , Interprofessional Education , Interprofessional Collaboration
