Exploring professional identity and its predictors in health profession students and healthcare practitioners in Saudi Arabia

Walaa A Mumena, Bandar A Alsharif, Abdulaziz M Bakhsh and Waleed H Mahallawi

PLOS ONE, 2024, vol. 19, issue 5, 1-11

Abstract: The government of Saudi Arabia is making significant efforts to improve the quality of health education and healthcare services. Professional identity has been linked to the quality of healthcare services provided by practitioners, however, data concerning the professional identity of health profession students (HPS) and healthcare practitioners (HCP) are still lacking in Saudi Arabia. The current study aimed to assess the level of professional identity in HPS and HCP in Saudi Arabia and to investigate its predictors. Cross-sectional data were collected from 185 HPS and 219 HCP in Saudi Arabia using river sampling technique. Data related to the sample characteristics were collected; an adapted version of the Macleod Clark Professional Identity Scale was utilized to collect data about the level of professional identity. Total score of professional identity was later calculated for each participant. Median professional identity scores for HPS and HCP were 38.0 (34.0–41.0) and 41.0 (37.0–43.0), respectively, out of 45. Significantly higher median professional identity score was found among HCP as compared to HPS (p

Date: 2024
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