A mixed-method longitudinal study of an interprofessional education course

Autor: Aidyn L. Iachini, Jaeseung Kim, Brianne L. Dunn, Elizabeth W. Blake, Teri Browne
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Journal of interprofessional care. 36(1)
ISSN: 1469-9567
Popis: The purpose of this mixed-method longitudinal study was to understand how health professional students' perceptions of their professional flexibility, role interdependence, and reflection on their process of working together change over time as a result of participating in an interprofessional education course. Data were collected from students enrolled in an interprofessional service-learning course each year from Fall 2014 to 2018 via online surveys at four assessment points and through qualitative reflection papers that served as course assignments. The 14-week course consisted of both didactic instruction and an experiential component whereby students conducted a service-learning activity in interprofessional teams. Quantitative findings demonstrate that students experienced a significant quadratic growth trajectory in reflection on process and a significant linear growth trajectory in professional flexibility. Students reported experiencing non-significant changes in role interdependence. Qualitative data, however, suggest student learning across all three domains. This study has implications for interprofessional educational initiatives aimed at promoting students' interprofessional competencies.
Databáze: OpenAIRE