Title

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

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

November 2002

Comments

This article has been peer reviewed. It was published in the International Journal of Nursing Studies, 40(4):427-435, May 2003 (Published version available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0020-7489(02)00108-6 ) Copyright retained by Elsevier, Inc. This is the author's final version prior to publication.

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, Appleton-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.

Hojat, Mohammadreza; Gonnella, Joseph S.; Nasca, Thomas J.; Fields, Sylvia K.; Cicchetti, Americo; Lo Scalzo, Alessandra; Taroni, Francesco; Vincenza Amicosante, Anna Maria; Macinati, Manuela; Tangucci, Massimo; Liva, Carlo ; Ricciardi, Gualtiero; Eidelman, Schmuel; Admi, Hanna ; Geva, Hana; Mashiach, Tanya; Alroy, Gideon; Alcorta-Gonzalez, Adelina; Ibarra, David; and Torres-Ruiz, Antonio, "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" (2002). CRMEHC Faculty Papers. Paper 3.
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