Attitudes toward interprofessional practice among healthcare students in a Nigerian University

Vincent-Onabajo, Grace; Mustapha, Sani Audu; Gujba, Fatima Kachalla

doi:10.1080/13561820.2019.1605980

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“…Factors affecting the significance of cooperation in interdisciplinary medical teams also included the year of studies, the gender of the respondents, and the participation in multidisciplinary classes. The obtained results are consistent with the reports of Grace Vincent-Onabajo et al [40]. Onabajo's study assessed attitudes of undergraduate healthcare students in Nigeria toward interprofessional practice.…”

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The Significance of Cooperation in Interdisciplinary Health Care Teams as Perceived by Polish Medical Students

Bendowska

Baum

2023

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Teamwork, as the preferred method of cooperation in healthcare, became prevalent in the 1960s, and since then has been universally recognized as a measure to improve the quality of healthcare. Research indicates that medical care based on interdisciplinary cooperation is associated with increased patient safety, lower hospitalization rates, and reduced rates of complications and medical errors. Furthermore, it enhances the coordination of care and improves patient access to medical services. This model of providing medical care also results in considerable benefits for medical professionals. These include greater job satisfaction and a reduced risk of professional burnout syndrome. Aim: The aim of the study was to explore the opinions of medical students with regard to cooperation in the interdisciplinary team, as well as the factors affecting the formation of opinions. Material and methods: The study was conducted using the Polish version of the questionnaire Attitudes Towards Interprofessional Health Care Teams. The study involved 1266 participants, including students of medicine (n = 308), midwifery (n = 348), nursing (n = 316) and physiotherapy (n = 294). Results: According to the opinions of the students participating in the study, the therapeutic process based on the interdisciplinary model improves the quality of medical care provided, increases patient safety, and improves communication between members of the therapeutic team. The factors affecting the assessment of cooperation in interdisciplinary medical care teams included the faculty and the year of studies, gender, as well as participation in the multidisciplinary courses. Conclusions: Students recognize the need for interdisciplinary medical teams. The training of future medical professionals should incorporate the elements of interprofessional education. This form of education allows students to develop both a professional identity and identification with their own profession, as well as encourages teamwork skills and shapes the attitude of openness towards representatives of other medical professions. However, in order to provide the students with the relevant knowledge, skills and competencies, it is essential to respect their diversity in terms of the faculty, as well as to account for the impact of gender and the year of studies which may affect their readiness to engage in teamwork.

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The Significance of Cooperation in Interdisciplinary Health Care Teams as Perceived by Polish Medical Students

Bendowska

Baum

2023

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“…Moreover, the results of this study which were largely from a single tertiary facility and a few district-level hospitals cannot be generalized to health facilities especially lower-level facilities in the country. Finally, as a commonly reported limitation of teamwork attitude studies [17], these observed positive attitudes may not necessarily translate into collaborative practice.…”

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Attitudes of health care professionals toward interprofessional teamwork in Ashanti Region, Ghana

Dassah

Dzomeku

Norman

et al. 2023

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Background Interprofessional collaboration ensures that high-quality health care is provided leading to improved health outcomes and provider satisfaction. Assessing the attitudes of health care professionals towards teamwork in Ghana is novel. Objective To examine the attitudes of health care professionals toward interprofessional teamwork in the Ashanti region, Ghana, prior to implementing an in-service interprofessional HIV training programme. Methods A cross-sectional pre-training online survey using a modified Attitudes Toward Health Care Teams Scale was conducted among health care practitioners undergoing a two-day interactive interprofessional HIV training in Kumasi and Agogo from November 2019 to January 2020. Trainees were diverse health professional cadres selected from five hospitals in the Ashanti region of Ghana. Data was summarised using the mean and standard deviation for continuous variables, and frequencies and percentages for categorical variables. An exploratory factor analysis was conducted to categorise the 14 items of the modified attitudes scale. The Wilcoxon rank-sum (Mann-Whitney) and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used to test the mean attitude difference among the demographic characteristics. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results Altogether, 302 health professionals completed the survey. The ages ranged from 20–58 years, mean age 27.96 years (standard deviation 5.90 years). Up to 95% of the trainees agreed with the 14 statements on the modified attitudes scale. Three factors were identified; “quality of care”, “team efficiency”, and “time constraint” with Cronbach alpha measures of 0.73, 0.50, and 0.45 respectively. The overall mean attitude score was 58.15 ± 6.28 (95% CI, 57.42–58.88). Attitude of health care professionals toward interdisciplinary teams for patient care varied significantly by age (p = 0.014), health profession cadre (p = 0.005), facility (p = 0.037), and professional experience (p = 0.034). Conclusion Strengthening in-service interprofessional training for health practitioners especially early career professionals in the Ashanti region would be valuable.

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“…Although prior exposure to interprofessional education/training could influence the attitudes of the practitioners, over 70% of the trainees were newly qualified professionals without previous formal experience. Finally, as a commonly reported limitation of teamwork attitude studies [ 24 ], these observed positive attitudes may not necessarily translate into collaborative practice.…”

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Attitudes of health care professionals towards interprofessional teamwork in Ashanti Region, Ghana

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Background Interprofessional collaboration ensures that high-quality health care is provided leading to improved health outcomes and provider satisfaction. Assessing the attitudes of health care professionals towards teamwork in Ghana is novel. Objective To examine the attitudes of health care professionals towards interprofessional teamwork and assess specific attributes influencing these attitudes in the Ashanti region, prior to implementing an in-service interprofessional HIV training programme. Methods A cross-sectional pre-training online survey using a modified Attitudes Toward Health Care Teams Scale was conducted among health care practitioners undergoing a two-day interactive interprofessional HIV training in Kumasi and Agogo from November 2019 to January 2020. Trainees were diverse health professional cadres selected from five hospitals in the Ashanti region of Ghana. Data was summarised using the mean and standard deviation for continuous variables, and frequencies and percentages for categorical variables. An exploratory factor analysis was conducted to categorise the 14 items of the modified attitudes scale. The Wilcoxon rank-sum (Mann–Whitney) and Kruskal–Wallis tests were used to test the mean attitude difference among the demographic characteristics. Statistical significance was set at p < 0.05. Results Altogether, 302 health professionals completed the survey. The ages ranged from 20–58 years, mean age 27.96 years (standard deviation 5.90 years). Up to 95% of the trainees agreed with the 14 statements on the modified attitudes scale. Three factors were identified; “quality of care”, “team efficiency”, and “time constraint” with Cronbach’s alpha measures of 0.73, 0.50, and 0.45 respectively. The overall mean attitude score was 58.15 ± 6.28 (95% CI, 57.42–58.88). Attitude of health care professionals towards interdisciplinary teams for patient care varied significantly by age (p = 0.014), health profession cadre (p = 0.005), facility (p = 0.037), and professional experience (p = 0.034). Conclusion Strengthening in-service interprofessional training for health practitioners especially early career professionals in the Ashanti region would be valuable.

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Attitudes toward interprofessional practice among healthcare students in a Nigerian University

Cited by 5 publications

References 34 publications

The Significance of Cooperation in Interdisciplinary Health Care Teams as Perceived by Polish Medical Students

The Significance of Cooperation in Interdisciplinary Health Care Teams as Perceived by Polish Medical Students

Attitudes of health care professionals toward interprofessional teamwork in Ashanti Region, Ghana

Attitudes of health care professionals towards interprofessional teamwork in Ashanti Region, Ghana

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