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| Research article summary (published 29 Apr 2003): |
Comparisons of American, Israeli, Italian and Mexican physicians and nurses on the total and factor scores of the Jefferson scale of attitudes toward physician-nurse collaborative relationships.
Full Abstract
This cross-cultural study was designed to compare the attitudes of physicians and nurses toward physician-nurse collaboration in the United States, Israel, Italy and Mexico. Total participants were 2522 physicians and nurses who completed the Jefferson Scale of Attitudes Toward Physician-Nurse Collaboration (15 Likert-type items, (Hojat et al., Evaluation and the Health Professions 22 (1999a) 208; Nursing Research 50 (2001) 123). They were compared on the total scores and four factors of the Jefferson Scale (shared education and team work, caring as opposed to curing, nurses, autonomy, physicians' dominance). Results showed inter- and intra-cultural similarities and differences among the study groups providing support for the social role theory (Hardy and Conway, Role Theory:
Perspectives for Health Professionals, Appelton-Century-Crofts, New York, 1978) and the principle of least interest (Waller and Hill, The Family:
A Dynamic Interpretation, Dryden, New York, 1951) in inter-professional relationships. Implications for promoting physician-nurse education and inter-professional collaboration are discussed.
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Author/s: Hojat, Mohammadreza (M); Gonnella, Joseph S (JS); Nasca, Thomas J (TJ); Fields, Sylvia K (SK); Cicchetti, Americo (A); Lo Scalzo, Alessandra (A); Taroni, Francesco (F); Amicosante, Anna Maria Vincenza (AM); Macinati, Manuela (M); Tangucci, Massimo (M); Liva, Carlo (C); Ricciardi, Gualtiero (G); Eidelman, Shmuel (S); Admi, Hanna (H); Geva, Hana (H); Mashiach, Tanya (T); Alroy, Gideon (G); Alcorta-Gonzalez, Adelina (A); Ibarra, David (D); Torres-Ruiz, Antonio (A);
Affiliation: Center for Research in Medical Education and Health Care, Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, 1025 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA. mohammadreza.hojat(-atsign-)mail.tju.edu
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article
Journal: International journal of nursing studies (Int J Nurs Stud), published in England. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2003-May; vol 40 (issue 4) : pp 427-35
Dates: Created 2003/04/01; Completed 2003/05/30; Revised 2006/11/15;
PMID: 12667519, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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