TURKISH ADAPTATION OF THE SCALE OF ATTITUDES TOWARD PHYSCIANPHARMACIST COLLABORATION: MEDICINE AND PHARMACY STUDENTS SAMPLE;

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study is the Turkish adaptation of the Scale of Attitudes Toward Physician-Pharmacist Collaboration-(SATP2C) developed by Hojat and Gonnella (2011) in a professional education sample. Material and Method: The study sample consists of 189 students of the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy at the University of Health Sciences Turkey. The Turkish adaptation of the scale was performed through language, content, reliability and construct validity testing. Result and Discussion: Results of the exploratory factor analysis show that the scale items explained 60,41% of the total variance under two factors(Factor 1: 52,59%; Factor 2: 7,82%.). Concurent with the original scale, the internal consistency coefficient of the 16-item scale was,938 and the two dimensions were were titled Collaboration and Teamwork, Accountability. The findings of this study show that SATP2C is a valid and reliable instrument suitable for use in the Turkish language and culture. © 2022 University of Ankara. All rights reserved.