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Relational Coordination Scale (RCS)
The RCS is a 7-item instrument completed by interdependent work groups with a critical role in carrrying out a work process. It diagnoses four dimensions of communication and three dimensions of relationship quality. In the 2000 study by Gittell, et al., reported below, the work process of interest was surgical care of orthopedic patients, and the workgroups with a critical role in providing care and services to those patients were members of five core disciplines: physicians, nurses,...
Team Emergency Assessment Measure (TEAM)
This observational rating tool was designed to assess the nontechnical performance of team members during resuscitation events. Specifically, it focuses on team leadership, teamwork, and task management as performed by acute care specialists (e.g., physicians, nurses). The tool includes ratings of 11 specific behaviors and also a global performance item. A thorough investigation of content, construct, and concurrent validity of the tool was conducted. In the latter investigations, analyses...
Tools from the Medical Outcomes Trust (MOT)
Measuring the impact of IPECP on patient health and well-being is a primary goal of many IPECP efforts. The Medical Outcomes Trust (MOT) is a non-profit organization that has collected a number of highly respected instruments that may be of use for IPECP evaluation studies. All of the instruments in the MOT library have significant evidence of validity and have been widely adapted for many years. They are generally licensed for a fee, which may include data collection, analysis, and...
Collaborative Practice Assessment Tool (CPAT)
The CPA is a 56-item self-report tool completed by team members. It was developed as part of several grant-funded projects in Canada under the leadership of the Office of Interprofessional Education and Practice at Queen's University, which maintains a useful website on the tool. The instrument assesses collaborative practice among care giving team members, patients and clients. The goal is to foster self-reflection on team strengths and limitations, and to guide education efforts. In...
Intensive Care Unit Nurse-Physician Questionnaires (ICU-NPQ)
This collection of parallel instruments was designed to assess leadership, organizational culture, communication, coordination, problem solving / conflict management, and team cohesiveness among nurses and physicians working in Intensive Care Units (ICUs). The instruments collect individual perceptions that may be aggregated to the ICU unit level; results may be used to diagnose organization and team issues for improvement. The measures were based on a theoretical model which posits that (a)...
Attitudes Toward Health Care Teams Scale (ATHCT)
The ATHCT was designed to gauge the attitudes of trainees and providers towards working in interprofessional healthcare teams. Specifically, the tool measures individuals' beliefs about the quality of care provided by interprofessional teams (i.e., Quality of Care/Process) and their attitudes regarding the physician's central authority role in healthcare teams (i.e., Physician Centrality). These two factors are measured in a 19-item self-report tool. The development of this version...
Interdisciplinary Team Process and Performance Survey (ITPPS)
The ITPPS was designed to assess interdisciplinary team process and performance in long-term care settings, particularly those of the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). Specifically, the tool measures team processes (i.e., leadership, communication, coordination, and conflict management) and team outcomes (i.e., team cohesion and perceived unit effectiveness) in a 59-item self-report instrument. The results are meant to identify weaknesses in team processes that can be...
Team Decision Making Questionnaire (TDMQ)
The TDMQ was designed to measure the quality of transdisciplinary teamwork throughout the team decision-making process. Specifically, the tool provides an estimate of the quality of decision-making, team support, learning, and the development of quality services within a team. In the validation study, the 19-item, self-report instrument was administered to professionals working within the clinical area of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC). The study reported good factor...
Team Development Measure (TDM)
This self-report tool was designed to assess the degree to which a team has achieved aspects of effective teamwork within inpatient and ambulatory health care settings. Specifically, the tool measures team members' perceptions of cohesion, communication, roles and goals, and team primacy in a 31-item instrument. In a validation study, 1,194 self-identified team members (e.g., physicians, nurses, receptionists, administrators, and ancillary therapists) from 120 healthcare teams provided...
University of the West of England Entry Level Interprofessional Questionnaire (UWE-ELIQ)
The UWE-ELIQ is the first of three surveys designed to assess changes in student attitudes and perceptions over the course of their training and entry into practice. The ELIQ survey is administered at the beginning of schooling. The UWE Interim Professional Questionnaire (IIE) is administered during the second year of study, and the UWE Final Interprofessional Questionnaire (FIQ) is administered after qualification and again after 9 months of professional practice. All three surveys collect...