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SynthesisThe Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences2018

The effectiveness of interprofessional education in healthcare: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Salman Yousuf Guraya, Hugh Barr

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Synthesis in The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 160 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Salman Yousuf GurayaDepartment of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Electronic address: salmanguraya@gmail.com.
Hugh BarrSt George's University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London, UK.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Interprofessional education (IPE) emphasizes collaborative practice that aims at promoting the working relationships between two or more healthcare professions. However, there is paucity of literature about the effectiveness of IPE program in the healthcare. This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to objectively determine the effectiveness of IPE in that field in terms of the improvement of students' knowledge, skills and attitudes. The databases of OVID, ISI Knowledge of Science, and Medline (PubMed) were searched for the full-text English language articles published during 2000-2016 using the MeSH terms "interprofessional education" AND "healthcare professionals" AND "multi-professional" AND "impact" AND "effectiveness" OR "collaborative practice" OR "medical students" in Endnote X7. A systematic search finally selected 12 articles for detailed review and meta-analysis. The effect summary value of 1.37 with confidence interval of 0.92-1.82 identifies statistically significant effectiveness of intervention by IPE program in healthcare. The Z test value of 5.99, significant at 5% level of significance, also shows a significant impact of IPE intervention as calculated by the random-effects model. This meta-analysis shows a positive impact and effectiveness of educational intervention by IPE program in various disciplines of healthcare. However, analysis of further clinical trials may be helpful in identifying the effect of IPE program on the students' clinical competence.

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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeInterprofessional RelationsAttitude of Health PersonnelClinical CompetenceCooperative BehaviorEducation, Public Health ProfessionalHealth PersonnelHumansCollaborative practiceEffectivenessHealthcare professionalsInterprofessional educationMedical students

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PMID29475463
PMCPMC12977169

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