1. Översiktlig projektbeskrivning

Engelsk titel

Medical students’ attitudes toward collaboration between doctors and nurses – a comparison between two Swedish universities

Sammanfattning av projektet

Aims – The aim was to study attitudes towards collaboration between doctors and nurses among medical students in two medical schools, one with a curriculum containing an elaborated interprofessional training programme. The question was whether differences in attitude are to be found between male and female students and between those with previous working experience in medical care and those without?

Method – A questionnaire, Jefferson Scale of Attitudes toward Physician-Nurse Collaboration, was provided 314 first years and final year students at Gothenburg University (GU), and at Linköping University (LiU); at the latter an interprofessional training programme is in practice.

Results – 258 (82%) answers were received. There was no significant difference in attitudes toward collaboration, either between first and final year students at GU and LiU. Nor was there any significant difference in attitude among those who have had earlier experience of working in health care. There was a significant difference between male and female students (p=1,7%,) implying a more positive attitude among female students. Final year students at both universities showed a significantly more negative attitude towards collaboration, than did first year students (p=2,1%).

Conclusion – Attitudes towards collaboration between doctors and nurses showed no difference among medical students in two medical schools, one with an elaborated interprofessional training programme. Female students displayed a more positive attitude towards collaboration than male and final year students were more negative than first year students. The impact of interprofessional teaching and training programme is discussed.

Typ av projekt

Forskningsprojekt

MeSH-termer för att beskriva ämnesområdet

Inlagda MeSH-termer

Students

Individuals enrolled in a school or formal educational program.

Students, Medical

Individuals enrolled in a school of medicine or a formal educational program in medicine.

Students, Health Occupations

Individuals enrolled in a school or formal educational program in the health occupations.

Students, Nursing

Individuals enrolled in a school of nursing or a formal educational program leading to a degree in nursing.

Questionnaires

Predetermined sets of questions used to collect data - clinical data, social status, occupational group, etc. The term is often applied to a self-completed survey instrument.

Academic Dissertations

Works consisting of formal presentations made usually to fulfill requirements for an academic degree.

Projektets delaktighet i utbildning

Avhandling
D-uppsats / Magisterexamen
C-uppsats / Kandidatexamen
ST-läkarutbildning
Annan utbildning
Ej del i utbildning

3. Processen och projektets redovisning

Pågående aktiviteter

Planering och förberedelse före datainsamling
Datainsamling pågår
Analys av insamlade data pågår
Författande av skriftlig redovisning / publikation pågår
En eller flera publikationer från projektet är publicerade
Slutfört och inget mer görs inom ramen för detta projekt

Projektstart (när planeringen påbörjas och börjar dokumenteras skriftligt)

2007-09-30

Datum för påbörjande av datainsamling

2008-01-01

Datum då projektet är slutrapporterat

2008-06-25

Publikationer från detta projekt

1. Medical students' attitudes toward collaboration between doctors and nurses - a comparison between two Swedish universities.

   Hansson Anders, Foldevi Mats, Mattsson Bengt.

   J Interprof Care 2010:24(3):242-50.

   [Links: PMID: 19995272 | DOI länk][Source: PubMed®]

Tillämpning av resultat - tidsaspekt (projektledarens bedömning)

Resultaten kommer sannolikt att tillämpas inom 1 år från projektslut.

Tillämpning av resultat - genomslag (projektledarens bedömning)

Internationellt (i flera länder)