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ArticleBMC medical education2015

Effectiveness of interprofessional education by on-field training for medical students, with a pre-post design.

Renzo Zanotti, Giada Sartor, Cristina Canova

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Article in BMC medical education, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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Renzo ZanottiDepartment of Molecular Medicine, University of Padova, Via Loredan 18, 35131, Padova, Italy. renzo.zanotti@unipd.it.
Giada SartorDepartment of Pediatrics, Hospital of Treviso, PiazzaleOspedale 1, 31100, Treviso, Italy. gsartor@ulss.tv.it.
Cristina CanovaDepartment of Molecular Medicine, University of Padova, Via Loredan 18, 35131, Padova, Italy. cristina.canova@unipd.it.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundInterprofessional Education (IPE) implies how to achieve successful teamwork, and is based on collaborative practice which enhance occasions for relationships between two or more healthcare professions. This study evaluates the effectiveness of IPE in changing attitudes after a training recently introduced to medical education for second-year students at the University of Padova, Italy.

methodsAll medical students following a new program for IPE were enrolled in this study. The Interdisciplinary Education Perception Scale (IEPS) was administered before and after training, according to observation-based and practice-based learning. Data were analysed with Student's paired t-test and Wilcoxon's signed rank test.

results277 medical students completed both questionnaires. Statistically significant improvements were found in students' overall attitudes as measured by the IEPS and four subscale scores. Gender-stratified analyses showed that improvements were observed only in female students in subscale 4 ("Understanding Others' Values"). Students who had a physician and/or health worker in their family did not show any improvement in subscales 2 ("Perceived need for cooperation") or 4 ("Understanding Others' Values").

conclusionsOur results indicate that IPE training has a positive influence on students' understanding of collaboration and better attitudes in interprofessional teamwork. More research is needed to explore other factors which may influence specific perceptions among medical students.

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Interprofessional RelationsEducational MeasurementEducation, MedicalFemaleHumansMalePatient Care TeamStudents, MedicalSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung Adult

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PMCPMC4518727

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