The Need for and Perceptions of Interprofessional Education and Collaboration Among Undergraduate Students in Nursing and Medicine in South Korea

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Table 1 General Characteristics of the Participants (N = 198)

Characteristic		Total	Nursing (n = 130)	Medicine (n = 68)
		n (%) or M ± SD	n (%) or M ± SD	n (%) or M ± SD
Sex	Men	52 (26.3)	23 (17.7)	29 (42.6)
	Women	146 (73.7)	107 (82.3)	39 (57.4)
Age		21.7 ± 1.84	21.6 ± 1.89	21. 8 ± 1.73
Duration of study	2 years	49 (24.7)	41 (31.5)	8 (11.8)
	3 years	71 (35.9)	37 (28.5)	34 (50.0)
	4 years	78 (39.4)	52 (40.0)	26 (38.2)

Table 2 Comparison of Interprofessional Education (IPE) Needs Between Schools (N = 198)

Category	Nursing (n = 130)	Medicine (n = 68)	χ^2(p)
	n (%)	n (%)
Perceived needs for IPE			0.046 (0.501)
Yes	125 (90.6)	61 (89.7)
No	5 (9.4)	7 (10.3)
Academic year to start IPE			4.647 (0.325)
1	11 (8.5)	2 (3.0)
2	13 (10.0)	6 (8.8)
3	44 (33.8)	23 (33.8)
4	62 (47.7)	37 (54.4)
Contents for IPE^a
Patient care in general wards	71 (54.6)	27 (39.7)	2.295 (0.088)
Critical patient care in general wards	83 (63.8)	19 (27.9)	20.142 (0.000)
Community chronic patients care	19 (14.6)	8 (11.8)	0.112 (0.238)
Essential skills to be learned by IPE^b
Collaboration and teamwork	76 (66.1)	24 (49.0)
Mutual understanding for other professionals	17 (14.8)	23 (46.0)	21.967 (0.000)
Conflict control	14 (12.2)	1 (2.0)
Effective communication	8 (6.9)	1 (2.0)
Learning methods for IPE^a
Simulation	95 (73.1)	19 (27.9)	25.209 (0.000)
Clinical rotation	81 (62.3)	31 (45.6)	1.185 (0.175)
Workshop	69 (53.1)	38 (55.9)	2.419 (0.080)
Lecture and discussion	57 (43.8)	24 (35.3)	0.089 (0.445)
Role-playing	42 (32.3)	8 (11.8)	6.681 (0.008)
Virtual learning	20 (15.4)	8 (11.8)	0.077 (1.000)

Notes: ^aMultiple answers; ^bNon-response to the open-ended question were excluded.

Table 3 Comparison of the Variables Between Schools (N = 198)

Scale/Variable		Nursing (n = 130)	Medicine (n = 68)	t(p)
		M ± SD	M ± SD
RIPLS	Total scale	68.5 ± 5.62	67.5 ± 6.53	1.090 (0.277)
	Team and collaboration	33.7 ± 4.10	32.8 ± 4.10	1.549 (0.123)
	Negative professional identity	6.9 ± 2.36	7.5 ± 2.71	−1.551 (0.122)
	Positive professional identity	15.8 ± 2.26	14.9 ± 2.71	2.469 (0.014)
	Role and responsibility	12.1 ± 1.48	12.3 ± 1.65	−1.018 (0.310)
IEPS	Total scale	57.0 ± 7.03	58.7 ± 7.08	−1.702 (0.090)
	Competency and autonomy	23.4 ± 3.35	25.2 ± 2.96	−3.910 (0.000)
	Perceived need for cooperation	9.2 ± 1.40	9.7 ± 1.15	−2.354 (0.019)
	Perception of actual cooperation	24.4 ± 3.56	23.8 ± 3.96	1.101 (0.272)
IPEC Competency Self-Assessment Scale	Total scale	65.2 ± 3.35	67.4 ± 2.96	−2.108 (0.036)
	Interprofessional interaction	31.8 ± 3.83	33.1 ± 4.10	−2.267 (0.024)
	Interprofessional value	33.4 ± 3.75	34.3 ± 3.55	−1.739 (0.083)

Abbreviations: RIPLS, Readiness for Interprofessional Learning Scale; IEPS, Interdisciplinary Education Perception Scale; IPEC, Interprofessional Education Collaborative.