Accepted for/Published in: JMIR Formative Research
Date Submitted: Feb 5, 2026
Date Accepted: Aug 17, 2026
Development of a Validated Survey to Assess Virtual Interprofessional Education: A Cross-sectional Survey Study with Psychometric Validation
ABSTRACT
Background:
The COVID-19 pandemic led to the rapid integration of telemedicine into healthcare delivery. As a result, the ability to effectively collaborate in interprofessional virtual teams became a necessity, as did the development of educational opportunities designed to equip healthcare students with these skills.
Objective:
The goal of this study was to create a validated survey tool that would evaluate interprofessional education, including student readiness, knowledge, and perceptions of telehealth practice.
Methods:
An interprofessional expert panel was convened and developed a preliminary 50 question survey that was disseminated across the graduate health sciences campus at Stony Brook University. Validated survey design analysis was utilized including inter-item correlations, assessing reliability with Cronbach’s alpha, screening with item-to-total correlations, examining factor structure through exploratory factor analysis, and assessing model fit with confirmatory factor analysis.
Results:
520 responses were obtained, of which 393 with a completion rate higher than 95% were analyzed. Undergoing iterative refinement, the final survey was reduced from 51 to 32 questions to assess virtual teams, education, collaboration, and communication.
Conclusions:
This survey offers a standardized method of evaluating the professional and clinical impacts of interprofessional education in virtual environments.
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