Flexible interprofessional student encounters based on virtual patients: a contribution to an interprofessional strategy

Figures & data

Figure 1. Student learning activity based on virtual patients, integrated in two separate courses.

Table 1. Questionnaire respondents in two cohorts

Professions	Study participants (course participants) cohort 1	Study participants (course participants) cohort 2	Total
Medical students	68 (76)	73 (84)	141 (159)
Nursing students	48 (61)	12 (64)	60 (125)
Total	116 (137)	85 (148)	201 (284)

Table 2. Descriptive statistics of Likert item responses to the questionnaire

	Medical students			Nursing students
VP aspect	N	Mean ± SD	Median (range)	N	Mean ± SD	Median (range)	P-value*
Authentic	141	4.4 ± 0.8	5 (1–5)	60	4.2 ± 0.8	4 (2–5)	0.008
Relevant	141	3.8 ± 1.2	4 (1–5)	60	4.2 ± 0.9	4 (1–5)	0.036
Medical perspective	139	3.8 ± 0.9	4 (1–5)	58	3.6 ± 1	4 (1–5)	0.095
Nursing perspective	134	2.9 ± 0.9	3 (1–5)	59	3.8 ± 0.9	4 (1–5)	<0.001
Patient perspective	136	3.4 ± 1	3 (1–5)	59	3.9 ± 1	4 (2–5)	0.001

(significant values in bold)

Figure 2. Visualized responses to Likert items in the questionnaire. Percentages indicate negative (Likert-responses 1–2), neutral (3) and positive (4–5) responses to statements about authenticity, relevance and salient perspectives in the virtual patient cases.