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Heier L, Schellenberger B, Schippers A, Nies S, Geiser F, Ernstmann N. Interprofessional communication skills training to improve medical students' and nursing trainees' error communication - quasi-experimental pilot study. BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION 2024; 24:10. [PMID: 38172793 PMCID: PMC10765820 DOI: 10.1186/s12909-023-04997-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2023] [Accepted: 12/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Interprofessional communication is of extraordinary importance for patient safety. To improve interprofessional communication, joint training of the different healthcare professions is required in order to achieve the goal of effective teamwork and interprofessional care. The aim of this pilot study was to develop and evaluate a joint training concept for nursing trainees and medical students in Germany to improve medication error communication. METHODS We used a mixed-methods, quasi-experimental study with a pre-post design and two study arms. This study compares medical students (3rd year) and nursing trainees (2nd year) who received an interprofessional communication skills training with simulation persons (intervention group, IG) with a control group (CG). Both cohorts completed identical pre- and post-training surveys using the German Interprofessional Attitudes Scale (G-IPAS) and a self-developed interprofessional error communication scale. Descriptive statistics, Mann-Whitney-U-test and Wilcoxon-test were performed to explore changes in interprofessional error communication. RESULTS A total of 154 were medical students, and 67 were nursing trainees (IG: 66 medical students, 28 nursing trainees / CG: 88 medical students, 39 nursing trainees). After training, there were significant improvements observed in the "interprofessional error communication" scale (p < .001) and the "teamwork, roles, and responsibilities" subscale (p = .012). Median scores of the subscale "patient-centeredness" were similar in both groups and remained unchanged after training (median = 4.0 in IG and CG). CONCLUSIONS Future studies are needed to find out whether the training sustainably improves interprofessional teamwork regarding error communication in acute care.
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Affiliation(s)
- Lina Heier
- Center for Health Communication and Health Services Research, Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
- Chair of Health Services Research, Institute of Medical Sociology, Health Services Research, and Rehabilitation Science, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Toxicology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
- CARIM School for Cardiovascular Disease, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
| | - Barbara Schellenberger
- Center for Health Communication and Health Services Research, Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
- Chair of Health Services Research, Institute of Medical Sociology, Health Services Research, and Rehabilitation Science, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Center for Health Communication and Health Services Research, Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
| | - Sebastian Nies
- Centrum für Aus- & Weiterbildung, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Center for Health Communication and Health Services Research, Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
- Chair of Health Services Research, Institute of Medical Sociology, Health Services Research, and Rehabilitation Science, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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