McKinlay Eileen, White Kristen, Garrett Sue, Gladman Tehmina, Pullon Sue
University of Otago Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand.
Professional Practice Fellow Dietetics, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
J Interprof Care. 2023 Jan-Feb;37(1):29-38. doi: 10.1080/13561820.2021.1981259. Epub 2021 Nov 1.
Workplace-based interprofessional education (IPE) offers opportunities for pre-registration students to interact with patients in authentic settings. Senior dietetic, medical, nursing, physiotherapy and radiation therapy students took part in a workplace IPE initiative on cancer and palliative care informed by experiential learning theory and run by clinical tutors. Research was undertaken to gauge students and tutors' experiences of the initiative. The mixed methods approach included: Pre and post-administration of the University of West England Interprofessional questionnaire 'Communication and Teamwork Scale, 'Interprofessional Learning Scale,' 'Interprofessional Interaction Scale.' Two questions were added relating to cancer and palliative care. Separate focus group interviews were held with students and tutors. There was a positive shift in the Communication and Teamwork scale based on students' pre and post questionnaires, but no change in the other two scales. Analysis of student and tutor focus group data showed that both affirmed the IPE initiative for a range of reasons. A brief experiential, theory-informed IPE initiative with a focus on cancer and palliative care was well received by both students and clinical tutors. The mixed method approach highlighted some discrepancies between quantitative and qualitative results but when synthesized were explicable, demonstrating the value of using a mixed methods approach to research.
基于工作场所的跨专业教育（IPE）为预注册学生提供了在真实场景中与患者互动的机会。高级营养学、医学、护理、物理治疗和放射治疗专业的学生参与了一项由临床导师开展的、基于体验式学习理论的关于癌症和姑息治疗的工作场所IPE倡议活动。开展了研究以评估学生和导师对该倡议活动的体验。混合方法包括：在活动前后分别发放西英格兰大学跨专业问卷“沟通与团队合作量表”“跨专业学习量表”“跨专业互动量表”。另外增加了两个与癌症和姑息治疗相关的问题。分别对学生和导师进行了焦点小组访谈。根据学生活动前后的问卷，沟通与团队合作量表有积极变化，但另外两个量表没有变化。对学生和导师焦点小组数据的分析表明，双方都因一系列原因肯定了IPE倡议活动。一项简短的、基于体验且理论指导的、聚焦于癌症和姑息治疗的IPE倡议活动受到了学生和临床导师的好评。混合方法突出了定量和定性结果之间的一些差异，但综合起来是可以解释的，这表明了使用混合方法进行研究的价值。
