About the Literature Compendium
National Center conducted an extensive scoping review of the interprofessional collaborative practice and interprofessional education (ICP/IPE) literatures from 2008 through 2013. The initial search yielded 1176 published manuscripts that were reduced to 496 when the inclusion criteria were used to refine the selection of published manuscripts. This fully searchable compendium includes full citations and access through PubMed to those manuscripts, organized by article content, country of study, healthcare system, methods, number of professions involved, sample size and study setting.
What’s in the Literature Compendium?
- 254 papers on assessment or evaluation of an interprofessional education intervention
- 133 papers on interprofessional collaborative practice research
- 32 papers describing the development of programs
- 42 papers assessing instruments together with programs
- 6 papers describing instruments 14 papers assessing or evaluating instruments
- 12 papers presenting models or competencies
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Cross-cultural adaptation of the Swedish version of Readiness for Interprofessional Learning Scale (RIPLS)
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Mar 14, 2014
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Preparing for the dental team: investigating the views of dental and dental care professional students
There is growing evidence to support the contention that interprofessional education (IPE) at both pre and post-qualification levels will improve professionals' abilities to work more effectively in a team and to communicate more effectively with...
Mar 14, 2014
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Patient-actor perception of care: a comparison of obstetric emergency training using manikins and patient-actors
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To explore the effect of training on patient-actor perception of care during simulated obstetric emergencies.
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Mar 14, 2014
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The building bridges initiative: learning with, from and about to create an interprofessional end-of-life program
In this paper, the authors outline the rationale, planning, delivery, results, evaluation and knowledge transfer strategies employed in offering an eight-hour education day offered 12 times in 2010, to a total of 200 staff in three Toronto General...
Mar 14, 2014
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Development and evaluation of an interprofessional communication intervention to improve family outcomes in the ICU
The intensive care unit (ICU), where death is common and even survivors of an ICU stay face the risk of long-term morbidity and re-admissions to the ICU, represents an important setting for improving communication about palliative and end-of-life care...
Mar 14, 2014
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All professionals are equal but some professionals are more equal than others? Dominance, status and efficiency in Swedish interprofessional teams
This study explored status differences in interprofessional teams and their link with efficiency. In total, 62 teams (423 individuals) from occupational health-care, psychiatry, rehabilitation and school health-care responded to a questionnaire. Fifty...
Mar 14, 2014
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The Dalhousie Health Mentors Program: introducing students to collaborative patient/client-centered practice
The Dalhousie Health Mentors Program builds on a long history of interprofessional health education initiatives by introducing students in health and social care professions to chronic conditions and disabilities, patient/client-centredness,...
Mar 14, 2014
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An interprofessional approach to teaching communication skills
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Recent research suggests that effective interprofessional communication and collaboration can positively influence patient satisfaction and outcomes. Health professional communication skills do not necessarily improve over time...
Mar 14, 2014
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Sustaining simulation training programmes--experience from maternity care
There is little scientific evidence to support the majority of simulation-based maternity training programmes, but some characteristics appear to be associated with sustainability. Among these are a clear institutional-level commitment to the course,...
Mar 14, 2014
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Are female students in general and nursing students more ready for teamwork and interprofessional collaboration in healthcare?
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Interprofessional Education (IPE) is now spreading worldwide and many universities are now including IPE in their curricula. The aim of this study was to investigate whether or not such student characteristics as gender, previous...
Mar 14, 2014
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