Student-Initiated Interprofessional Case Discussions: Improving Students’ Perception of Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice / Studierenden-initiierte Interprofessionelle Fallbesprechungen: Verbesserung der studentischen Wahrnehmung von interprofessioneller Ausbildung und Zusammenarbeit
Publicado en línea: 26 jul 2025
Páginas: 58 - 66
Recibido: 20 feb 2025
Aceptado: 11 jun 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijhp-2025-0006
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Introduction & Background
Opportunities for interprofessional education (IPE) remain insufficient for healthcare students and young professionals. To address this, the Swiss Health Alliance for Interprofessional Education (SHAPED,
Methods
Students from nursing, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, midwifery, pharmacy, and medicine in interprofessional groups (6–8 students) participated in an ICD at Zurich University of Applied Sciences in spring 2024. The validated Student Perceptions of Interprofessional Clinical Education–Revised (SPICE-R) self-report instrument was used in a pre-post-design.
Results
In total, 33 participants completed the pre- and post-questionnaire. The overall mean significantly improved from pre- (
Discussion
Students showed high baseline scores, indicating a positive attitude toward IPE. However, participation in the ICDs further improved their perception of IPE, especially with regard to teamwork and patient outcome. While having limitations that come with a small sample-size, this study supports the efficacy of ICDs and reinforces the benefits of student-initiated IPE activities.