Design, Implementation, and Outcomes of an Interprofessional Mobile Web Application for Preceptors for Challenging...

Area of Science:

• Health Professions Education
• Digital Health Interventions
• Interprofessional Collaboration

Background:

• Preceptors in health professions face challenges in teaching and learning situations.
• Existing resources may not be easily accessible or tailored to specific interprofessional needs.

Purpose of the Study:

• To develop and evaluate a mobile web application for interprofessional preceptors.
• The app aims to assist with challenging teaching and learning scenarios.

Main Methods:

• A modified Delphi process involving 48 preceptors from nursing, dentistry, medicine, and pharmacy determined content.
• A prototype was refined using design thinking with 12 preceptors.
• The final tool's impact was assessed on 80 preceptors' satisfaction, knowledge, self-efficacy, and behavior change.

Main Results:

• Consensus was reached on 10 topics across feedback, learner development, and efficiency themes.
• Preceptors found the app efficient, relevant, and easy to navigate, with useful video examples.
• Knowledge and self-efficacy significantly improved; behavior change perceptions were mixed but showed gains in resource access and reflection.

Conclusions:

• An interprofessional mobile web application was successfully developed for challenging teaching situations.
• The tool is efficient, relevant, and enhances preceptor knowledge and self-efficacy.
• Further refinement could address content length and inter-preceptor connectivity.