Evaluation of a newly developed flipped-classroom course on interprofessional practice in health care for medical students

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Table 1. Course structure.

Module element (in chronological order)	Interprofessional collaboration	Palliative Care	Complementary therapies
Preparatory eLearning	4 LU	2 LU	2 LU
Workshadowing with a nurse or allied health proessional	4 LU
Case-based live session		2 LU	2 LU
Follow-up	2 LU (reflection round)	1 LU (live session)	1 LU (eLearning)

Legend: LU = learning units of 45 minutes.

Table 2. Overall course evaluation – student perspective.

	Missing (n)	Median	IQR
General (n=152)
How satisfied are you with the course in total?	4	4.0	2.0
The various teaching-learning formats complement each other well.	1	5.0	1.0
The lecturers coordinated their respective contents well with each other.	1	5.0	2.0
The learning objectives of this course were clear and distinct.	3	4.0	2.0
The course is designed such that it accomplishes the learning objectives.	12	4.0	2.0
How would you rate your own competence development in this course?*	0	4.0	2.0
The duration of this course for the elaboration of this topic is … **	1	3.0	0.0
Interprofessional collaboration as a topic in my studies
Interprofessional collaboration is important to me in my studies.	2	6.0	1.0
I think learning with and about other health professions is meaningful.	1	6.0	1.0
The course will help me to interact with interprofessional teams more effectively and more efficiently in the future.	3	4.0	2.0
It is important to me that contents are taught by a team of interprofessional lecturers.	1	5.0	2.0
it is important to me to have the possibility for interprofessional collaboration at patient cases during lectures.	4	6.0	1.0
Case-based teaching facilitates my understanding of the teaching content.	2	5.0	1.0
Overall, I am satisfied with the live-events.	0	5.0	1.0

IQR = Interquartile Range.

Score: 1 = strongly disagree − 6 = strongly agree, *1 = very low − 6 = very high, **1 = too low − 3 = just right − 5 = too high.

Table 3. Evaluation of eLearning sessions for each module – student perspective.

	Module 1: Interprofessional collaboration (n=304)		Module 2: Palliative Care (n=283)		Module 3: Complementary therapies (n=292)
	Median	IQR	Median	IQR	Median	IQR
Content/Comprehensibility
The content covered my expectations for this module well.	7.0	3.0	8.0	3.0	8.0	2.0
The content built well upon my prior knowledge.	8.0	3.0	9.0	3.0	8.0	2.0
I feel well prepared for the live-session of this module.	7.0	3.0	9.0	3.0	8.0	3.0
This eLearning session was clearly understandable.	8.0	3.0	9.0	3.0	9.0	2.0
Design/Structure
I liked the design/structure of this eLearning session.	8.0	4.0	8.0	3.0	8.0	3.0
The design of this eLearning session has facilitated my understanding of the content.	8.0	3.0	8.0	3.0	8.0	2.0
I would have liked to see more variety in the media used.	4.0	4.0	5.0	6.0	4.0	5.0
I consider the digital media used in this eLearning session to be suitable for knowledge transfer.	8.0	2.0	8.0	3.0	8.5	3.0

IQR = Interquartile Range. Score: 1 = strongly disagree − 10 = strongly agree.

Figure 1. Perception of the eLearning format.

Figure 2. Themes and categories on interprofessional collaboration content (eLearning and workshadowing) from open-ended questions.

Table 4. Evaluation of the workshadowing by students and teaching hospitals.

	Missing (n)	Median	IQR
Students’ perspective (n=152)
I consider the workshadowing to be an important part of this course.	1	5.0	2.0
Preparation, follow-up and reflection
The preparation task provided a useful base for the workshadowing.	1	3.0	2.0
The follow-up task allowed me to consolidate my observations.	1	4.0	3.0
The small group reflection was a useful consolidation of the experiences made in the workshadowing.	2	5.0	3.0
The moderation of the small discussion groups by students of other health professions was an enrichment.	2	5.0	2.0
Workshadowing at the hospital
The workshadowing has provided me with good insights into other professional (nursing) practice fields.	2	4.0	3.0
The workshadowing has provided me with good insights into interprofessional collaboration.	1	2.0	3.0
The hospital was well prepared for my workshadowing.	2	4.0	3.0
I felt welcomed at the hospital.	2	6.0	1.0
I was well supervised during the workshadowing at the hospital.	2	5.0	2.0
I was satisfied with the experience the hospital offered me.	3	4.0	4.0
Teaching hospitals’ perspective (n=26)
I was sufficiently informed about the learning level of the medical students.	0	3.0	2.0
I was aware of the aim and purpose of the workshadowing.	0	5.0	2.0
I was well informed about the organizational process.	0	5.0	2.0
The students were well prepared for the workshadowing.	0	4.0	2.0

IQR = Interquartile Range.

Score: 1 = strongly disagree − 6 = strongly agree.

Table 5. Student interprofessional identity (EPIS): Before and after the course.

	PRE (n=274)		POST (n=108)
	Median	IQR	Median	IQR
Interprofessional belonging	4.3	0.8	4.3	0.9
I like meeting and getting to know people from other health professions.	4.0	1.0	4.5	1.0
I feel a strong attachment toward interprofessional teams comprising cross-disciplinary health professionals.	4.0	1.0	4.0	1.0
I enjoy learning and collaborating with people from other health professions.	4.5	1.0	4.0	1.0
I like learning about other health professions.	4.0	1.0	4.5	1.0
Interprofessional commitment	3.8	1.0	4.0	1.3
I would be very happy to spend the rest of my career with an interprofessional team.	4.0	2.0	4.0	1.0
I identify myself with other members of an interprofessional team.	4.0	1.0	4.0	1.0
I am proud to be a part of an interprofessional team.	4.0	1.0	4.0	2.0
I prefer working with others in an interprofessional team.	4.0	0	4.0	1.0
Interprofessional beliefs	4.3	0.8	4.4	1.0
All members of an interprofessional team should be involved in goal setting for each patient.	4.0	1.0	4.5	1.0
When care decisions are made, the interprofessional team members should strive for consensus on planned processes.	4.0	1.0	4.0	1.0
Interprofessional team members should jointly agree to communicate plans for patient care.	4.0	1.0	4.0	1.0
Joint clinical decision-making should be an important part of interprofessional collaboration.	4.0	1.0	4.0	1.0
TOTAL	4.1	0.7	4.2	0.8

IQR = Interquartile Range.

Score = 1 = strongly disagree − 5 = strongly agree.