ERIC Number: EJ1376514
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-1356-2517
EISSN: EISSN-1470-1294
Preparedness of Health Professions Students for Interprofessional Collaboration: A Mixed Method Study
Itzhaki, Michal; Katz Leurer, Michal; Warshawski, Sigalit; Avrech Bar, Michal
Teaching in Higher Education, v28 n1 p66-84 2023
Interprofessional collaboration (IPC) improves communication between healthcare workers and healthcare delivery. This study aimed to explore the reflections of final year health professions students on their preparedness for IPC. Participants were 183 fourth-year nursing, occupational therapy (OT), and physical therapy (PT) students. Data were collected using the Interdisciplinary Education Perception Scale, three open-ended questions, and one question assessing students' experience with the problem-based learning (PBL) method. The findings reveal that only OT students experienced the PBL method and they were more positive than others regarding competence, readiness, and willingness to cooperate with other health professions. Most students valued the preparation they had received and referred to: structure and content of the curriculum, informal aspects of the curriculum, and aspects of clinical practice. Approaches involving interprofessional groups of students working together in tutorial situations were classified as most contributing to IPC and integration into the multidisciplinary team in clinical practice.
Descriptors: Health Services, Interprofessional Relationship, Teamwork, Nursing Students, Allied Health Personnel, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Problem Based Learning, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Israel
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