Impact of an interprofessional training ward on interprofessional competencies - a quantitative longitudinal study.

Impact of an interprofessional training ward on interprofessional competencies - a quantitative longitudinal study. J Interprof Care. 2020 Aug 25;:1-9 Authors: Mink J, Mitzkat A, Krug K, Mihaljevic A, Trierweiler-Hauke B, Götsch B, Wensing M, Mahler C Abstract Complex learning strategies, like interprofessional training wards in which students work autonomously in interprofessional collaboration, can support the development of interprofessional competencies in terms of knowledge, abilities and attitudes. To assess the short-term and long-term effects of a three to five weeks placement on such an interprofessional training ward on nursing and medical undergraduates, a study with pre-post-follow-up design was conducted from April 2017 until February 2019. Outcome measures were the University of the West of England Interprofessional Questionnaire (UWE-IP), the Interprofessional Socialization and Valuing Scale (ISVS), and the Assessment of Interprofessional Team Collaboration Scale (AITCS) measuring interprofessional competencies, including teamwork, communication, interprofessional learning, collaboration, and socialization. 60 medical and 63 nursing undergraduates of the first 16 interprofessional student teams that were placed on the Heidelberg interprofessional training ward (HIPSTA) between April 2017 and November 2018 were included in the study. Data was analyzed using the linear mixed model analysis for longitudinal comparisons o...
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