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Can interprofessional education change students' attitudes? A case study from Lebanon
Carine J Sakr1, Lina Fakih1, Jocelyn Dejong2
1Employee Health Unit, Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, 1107 2020, Beirut, Lebanon.
BMC Medical Education
|July 23, 2022
Summary
Healthcare students showed improved attitudes towards interprofessional collaboration after an Interprofessional Education and Collaboration (IPEC) course, particularly in patient-centeredness. Further research is needed to explore long-term impacts.
Area of Science:
- Health Professions Education
- Interprofessional Collaboration
- Medical Education
Background:
- Interprofessional collaboration is crucial for enhancing individual and community health.
- Interprofessional education (IPE) supports collaboration and is emerging in the Middle East.
- This study assessed changes in healthcare students' attitudes post-IPE.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the impact of the Interprofessional Education and Collaboration (IPEC) course on healthcare students' attitudes.
- To evaluate changes in attitudes towards interprofessional collaboration among nursing, medicine, and public health students.
Main Methods:
- Anonymous paper-based surveys using the Interprofessional Attitude Scale (IPAS).
- Administered pre- and post-course to 346 health students.
- 111 matched pre/post pairs were analyzed.
Main Results:
- Pre-course scores were elevated.
- Attitudes improved in the interprofessional biases domain.
- Patient-centeredness scores significantly improved (p=0.003), while other domains showed non-significant declines.
Conclusions:
- The IPEC course yielded important insights into student attitudes towards interprofessional collaboration.
- Findings are significant for institutions offering mandatory IPE courses for health professionals.
- Future research should examine larger samples and post-graduation collaborative behaviors.
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