Abstract
BackgroundInterprofessional training wards (ITWs) have been established in different fields of adult medicine to promote interprofessional learning and interprofessional collaboration of health care profession students. High patient satisfaction rates have been reported for ITWs. No data of parents’ and especially patients’ evaluation of care on a paediatric ITW have been reported so far. This study aims to evaluate parents’ and patients’ perceptions of medical and nursing care on a paediatric ITW.MethodsIn 2017 we established and started an interprofessional training ward in the setting of a general paediatric ward (IPAPAED). Medical students and nurse trainees care for 4–6 patients under supervision of registered nurses and certified physicians. All parents and all patients older than 8 years were invited to evaluate different aspect of their care on the IPAPAED.ResultsSince November 2017 until February 2019 parents (n = 109) rated the overall care of their children on the IPAPAED ward with m = 1.21 (SD ± .43) (1 = “excellent”, 4 = “poor”). Patients (n = 56) rated their overall care with m = 1.29 (SD ± 0.5). Other aspects of care and interprofessional collaboration were rated equally well. Analysis of the (limited) free-text commentaries revealed that perceived quality of care, friendliness and communication were especially valued by patients and parents.Discussion & conclusionOn a paediatric ITW, in the view of parents and patients in our sample, a high level of care is delivered and satisfaction rates are excellent. An ITW seems, from a patient and parent point of view, feasible, even in paediatrics.
Highlights
Interprofessional training wards (ITWs) have been established in different fields of adult medicine to promote interprofessional learning and interprofessional collaboration of health care profession students
Clinical education wards (CEWs) are educational interventions to promote active learning of students of different health care professions from, with, and about each other by involving them directly in patient care and allowing them to take on responsibility for the care of patients under supervision by experienced healthcare professionals to prepare them for their future working together as an interprofessional team [2, 3]
Special emphasis is put on patient-centered care and Methods We developed a questionnaire regarding general aspects of care and rating of the IPAPAED ward based on an example from a monoprofessional training ward [11]
Summary
Interprofessional training wards (ITWs) have been established in different fields of adult medicine to promote interprofessional learning and interprofessional collaboration of health care profession students. This study aims to evaluate parents’ and patients’ perceptions of medical and nursing care on a paediatric ITW. Clinical education wards (CEWs) are educational interventions to promote active learning of students of different health care professions from, with, and about each other by involving them directly in patient care and allowing them to take on responsibility for the care of patients under supervision by experienced healthcare professionals to prepare them for their future working together as an interprofessional team [2, 3]. On ITWs, medical students and nursing students, sometimes other allied health
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