The Development and Evaluation of a Pediatric Interprofessional Education (IPE) Experience for Occupational and Physical Therapy Graduate Students

Authors

• Lorry Liotta-Kleinfeld, Belmont UniversityFollow
• Nancy Darr, Belmont University
• Tamara Lemmonds, Belmont University
• Teresa Plummer, Belmont University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2022

Publication Title

Occupational Therapy in Health Care

Abstract

Interprofessional competence is needed to improve health care outcomes. The aim of this paper is to describe the development of theoretically grounded interprofessional education (IPE) experiences to advance interprofessional competencies for occupational and physical therapy doctoral students. In addition, a pretest/postest survey was designed to determine the participants’ perceptions of knowledge attainment, roles, and attitudes. Two cohorts of students (N=115) completed surveys pre and post IPE experiences. Statistically significant changes were found on perception of roles and knowledge attainment. Additional studies are needed to determine if IPE leads to behavioral changes in practice and improves patient outcomes.

Recommended Citation

Liotta-Kleinfeld, L., Darr, N., Lemmonds, T., & Plummer, T. (2022). The Development and Evaluation of a Pediatric Interprofessional Education (IPE) Experience for Occupational and Physical Therapy Graduate Students. Occupational Therapy In Health Care, 37(4), 461–475. https://doi.org/10.1080/07380577.2022.2051781