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Effects of interprofessional education on patient perceived quality of care
Karin Hallin1, Peter Henriksson, Nils Dalén
1Karolinska Institutet, Sweden. karin.hallin@capio.se
Background:
Active patient-based learning by working together at an interprofessional clinical education ward (CEW) increases collaborative and professional competence among students.
Aim:
To assess the patients' perceptions of collaborative and communicative aspects of care when treated by interprofessional student teams as compared to usual care.
Method:
Patients treated by student teams (medical, nurse, physiotherapy and occupational therapy students) at a CEW comprised the intervention group. Patients treated at a regular ward were taken as controls. The patients answered a questionnaire representing collaborative and communicative aspects of care. Questionnaires from CEW (n = 84) and control (n = 62) patients were obtained (82% vs 73% response rates).
Results:
CEW patients rated a significantly higher grade of own participation in decisions regarding treatment as compared to controls (p = 0.006). They did further rate a higher grade of satisfaction with information regarding need of help at home (p = 0.003) and perceived that the CEW staff had taken their home situation into account at a higher grade in the preparation of discharge (p = 0.0002). Finally, CEW patients felt better informed (p = 0.02).
Conclusion:
Patients perceived a higher grade of quality of care as compared to controls with no signs of disadvantages when treated and informed by supervised interprofessional student teams.
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