Impact of an interprofessional education session with healthcare professionals on attitudes towards interprofessional teams
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2016
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Mann, Kari
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There is a widespread emphasis in healthcare delivery on the need for interprofessional collaborative care in order to enhance quality and safety in patient care. Interprofessional learning about collaboration, problem solving and decision-making beyond the confines of individual professions is important for practicing health professionals. As attitude has been found to predict behaviour, a positive attitude by health professionals toward interprofessional teams could positively affect interprofessional team functioning, and subsequently the quality of care provided to the patient. The purpose of this study was to determine whether an interprofessional learning experience would improve attitudes toward interprofessional teams using the Attitudes Toward Health Care Teams Scale. Healthcare professionals attending a new employee orientation completed the Attitudes Towards Health Care Teams (ATHCT) scale before and after an interprofessional education intervention. Results revealed a statistically significant increase in ATHCT scale mean score following the interprofessional education intervention. Findings from this study suggest that interprofessional learning can be an effective means to increase attitudes toward interprofessional teams and potentially contribute to improving interprofessional collaboration in healthcare.
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Interprofessional collboration, Interprofessional Education