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. 2016 Apr 29;33(2):Doc17.
doi: 10.3205/zma001016. eCollection 2016.

Self-perceived attitudes toward interprofessional collaboration and interprofessional education among different health care professionals in pediatrics

Sebastian Felix Nepomuk Bode  1 , Marianne Giesler  2 , Andrea Heinzmann  1 , Marcus Krüger  1 , Christine Straub  1
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Self-perceived attitudes toward interprofessional collaboration and interprofessional education among different health care professionals in pediatrics

Sebastian Felix Nepomuk Bode et al. GMS J Med Educ. .

Abstract
in English, German

Interprofessional education (IPE) is the basis for interprofessional collaboration (IPC) in health care systems. It has beneficial effects for both patients and health care professionals. IPC is paramount for adequate care of patients and their families, especially in pediatrics. To determine the attitudes of medical doctors (n=121), nurses (n=15), psychologists (n=14), and social workers (n=19) toward IPE and IPC in a tertiary pediatric university teaching hospital, as well as the inpatient and outpatient settings in pediatrics, we developed a questionnaire with 21 items in four categories based on established questionnaires. All participants worked as part of interprofessional teams, and the overwhelming majority valued IPC highly. Most competencies important for IPC were acquired on the job. There was a substantial lack of interprofessional education, especially for medical doctors and psychologists. IPE still needs to be established as part of the undergraduate curriculum at German universities.

Interprofessionelle Ausbildung (IPE) ist die Grundlage für interprofessionelle Zusammenarbeit (IPC) in Gesundheitssystemen. Sie hat sowohl auf die PatientInnen als auch auf die Angehörigen der Gesundheitsberufe positive Auswirkungen. Die IPC ist, insbesondere in der Pädiatrie, für eine angemessene Versorgung der PatientInnen und ihrer Familien von großer Bedeutung. Wir haben auf Grundlage etablierter Fragebögen einen Fragebogen mit 21 Fragen in 4 Kategorien entworfen, um die Einstellungen von ÄrztInnen (n=121), Pflegefachkräften (n=15), PsychologInnen (n=14) und SozialarbeiterInnen (n=19) in Bezug auf deren interprofessionelle Ausbildung und Zusammenarbeit in einem tertiären universitären pädiatrischen Zentrum, sowohl im Kontext der stationären als auch der ambulanten pädiatrischen Versorgung, zu untersuchen. Alle TeilnehmerInnen haben in interprofessionellen Teams gearbeitet und eine große Mehrzahl bewertet die IPC positiv. Die meisten Kompetenzen, die für die IPC von Bedeutung sind, wurden im Laufe der täglichen Arbeit erworben. Es bestand jedoch ein Mangel an interprofessioneller Ausbildung, insbesondere bei ÄrztInnen und PsychologInnen. Die interprofessionelle Ausbildung muss als Teil der Curricula der grundständigen Studiengänge an deutschen Universitäten etabliert werden.

Keywords: Interprofessional education; evaluation; interprofessional collaboration; pediatrics.

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Table 1
Table 1. Competencies in IPC acquired by medical doctors during undergraduate studies and during professional work. Each row represents a different competence; n=number of participants stating they acquired the relevant competence during undergraduate studies or on the job, followed by percentage of the 121 participating physicians. M=mean, SD=standard deviation.
Figure 1
Figure 1. Frequency of medical doctors' collaboration with different health care professions. Participants were asked to answer: “Which professional groups are you working with, and how frequently, in your routine work? Please provide information for each professional group.” The ranking was performed by pooling “very often” and “often.”
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Figure 2. Frequency of medical doctors' decision-making with different health care professions. Participants were asked to answer: “How often do you make decisions in an interprofessional team? Please provide information for each professional group.” The ranking was performed by pooling “very often” and “often.”
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Figure 3. Frequency of medical doctors' decision-making with different health care professions. Participants were asked to answer: “For successful treatment of the patient/client the interprofessional collaboration with the following professional groups is.... Please provide information for each professional group.” The ranking was performed by pooling “very often” and “often.”
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