The effectiveness of interprofessional education on interprofessional collaborative practice and self-efficacy

ABSTRACT

The study aimed to assess the effect of interprofessional education on practice and the impact of participants’ self-efficacy on interprofessional collaboration. The study was a quasi-experimental study designed with a non-equivalent control group. In this study, 388 medical internship students, nurses and residents participated in the intervention and control groups. Interventions included interprofessional workshops based on case-based learning method, and interprofessional rounds. The interprofessional practice and self-efficacy of participants was assessed. The data were analyzed by RM-ANOVA. The scores of interprofessional performance (F (1.062, 405.684) = 90.327, p = 0.0001, partial η² = 0.191) and self-efficacy (F (1,202) = 14.30, p = 0.0001, partial η² = 0.06) in the intervention and control groups had significantly improved over time. The interventions included case-based learning in interprofessional small groups and the structured interprofessional rounds provided situations in which healthcare providers learn and practice to communicate and work together effectively.

KEYWORDS:

• Interprofessional collaboration
• interprofessional education
• interprofessional practice
• self-Efficacy

Disclosure statement

The authors report no conflicts of interest.

Additional information

Funding

This project was funded by the National Agency for Strategic Research in Medical Education, Tehran, Iran. [Grant No. 960914].

Notes on contributors

Fatemeh Keshmiri

Fatemeh Keshmiri, MSc, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at Departments of Medical Education. She is the Director of Educational Development Center (EDC) at Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.

Mohammadali Jafari

Mohammadali Jafari, MD, is an Assistant Professor at Departments of Emergency Medicine. He is Director of Department of Emergency Medicine at Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.

Maryam Dehghan

Maryam Dehghan, MD, is an Assistant Professor at Departments of Internal Medical at Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.

Ali Raee-Ezzabadi

Ali Raee-ezzabadi, MD, is an Assistant Professor at Departments of Emergency Medicine at Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.

Yaser Ghelmani

Yaser Ghelmani, MD, is an Assistant Professor at Departments of Internal Medical. He is Director of Clinical Research Development Center at Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.