Department of Nursing, Fukuoka Nursing College, 2-15-1 Tamura, Sawara-Ku, Fukuoka, 814-0193, Japan.
Section of Geriatric Dentistry, Department of General Dentistry, Fukuoka Dental College, 2-15-1 Tamura, Sawara-Ku, Fukuoka, 814-0193, Japan.
BMC Med Educ. 2024 Apr 8;24(1):381. doi: 10.1186/s12909-024-05227-2.
Interprofessional education (IPE) is essential for healthcare students to collaborate effectively in multidisciplinary teams. This study aimed to identify the effect of IPE programmes in nursing care and oral healthcare on dental and nursing students' perceptions of interprofessional collaboration.
The study included 101 third-year dental and 98 fourth-year nursing students. The participants were divided into mixed-professional groups of four (2 dental and 2 nursing students). They participated in nursing care and oral healthcare training programmes that included student-on-student training and discussion groups. Questionnaires regarding perceptions of interprofessional collaboration were distributed to the participants before and after the programmes to compare the programmes before and after and between the dental and nursing students. The Wilcoxon signed-rank test and chi-square test were used to compare the data.
Data from 79 dental students (42 males and 37 females) and 89 nursing students (4 males and 85 females) who completed both questionnaires were used for the comparisons. Perceptions of the differences between the approaches of different health professionals to nursing care, the roles of other professionals, and the need for multiprofessional collaboration improved significantly among both dental and nursing students after the programmes. Although the perception of their ability to communicate with unfamiliar or new people improved significantly only among the nursing students, other perceptions of their ability to communicate did not improve for either group. More dental students than nursing students chose nursing trainings as good programmes to participate in with other professional students, while more nursing students than dental students chose oral care trainings as good programmes. Many students commented that they learned about nursing and oral healthcare skills as well as the importance of teamwork and communication with other professionals. Seven students commented that they were more motivated to become dentists and nurses.
This study showed that IPE programmes for nursing care and oral healthcare might be effective at helping students understand other professionals and promoting multiprofessional collaboration. However, further studies are needed to develop IPE programmes to improve attitudes and abilities related to interprofessional communication skills.
对于医疗保健专业的学生来说， 跨专业教育（IPE）对于他们在多学科团队中有效合作至关重要。本研究旨在确定护理和口腔保健方面的IPE 课程对牙科和护理学生对跨专业合作的看法的影响。
研究纳入了 101 名三年级牙科学生和 98 名四年级护理学生。参与者被分为四人一组的混合专业小组（2 名牙科学生和 2 名护理学生）。他们参加了护理和口腔保健培训计划，包括学生对学生的培训和讨论小组。在课程前后向参与者分发了关于跨专业合作看法的问卷，以比较课程前后以及牙科学生和护理学生之间的差异。使用 Wilcoxon 符号秩检验和卡方检验比较数据。
共有 79 名牙科学生（42 名男性和 37 名女性）和 89 名护理学生（4 名男性和 85 名女性）完成了两份问卷，用于比较。课程结束后，牙科和护理学生对不同卫生专业人员对护理方法的看法、其他专业人员的角色以及多专业合作的需求的看法均显著改善。虽然护理学生的与不熟悉或新的人沟通的能力的看法显著提高，但两组学生的其他沟通能力的看法都没有改善。与护理学生相比，更多的牙科学生选择护理培训作为与其他专业学生一起参加的好课程，而与护理学生相比，更多的护理学生选择口腔保健培训作为好课程。许多学生表示，他们不仅学到了护理和口腔保健技能，还了解了团队合作和与其他专业人员沟通的重要性。有 7 名学生表示，他们对成为牙医和护士的兴趣更加浓厚。
本研究表明，护理和口腔保健方面的 IPE 课程可能有助于学生理解其他专业人员并促进多专业合作。然而，需要进一步研究以开发 IPE 课程，以提高与跨专业沟通技能相关的态度和能力。
