title: Assessment of student interprofessional education (IPE) training for team-based geriatric home care: does IPE training change students' knowledge and attitudes?
abstract: Our study assesses changes in students' knowledge and attitudes after participation in an interprofessional, team-based, geriatric home training program. Second-year medical, physician assistant, occupational therapy, social work, and physical therapy students; third-year pharmacy students; and fourth-year dental students were led by interprofessional faculty teams. Student participants were assessed before and after the curriculum using an interprofessional attitudes learning scale. Significant differences and positive data trends were noted at year-end. Our study suggests that early implementation, assessment, and standardization of years of student training is needed for optimal interprofessional geriatric learning. Additionally, alternative student assessment tools should be considered for future studies.
authors.affiliation: a Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California , Los Angeles , California , USA.
authors.forename: Jo Marie
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Reilly
authors.forename: María P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Aranda
authors.forename: Freddi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Segal-Gidan
authors.forename: Ashley
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Halle
authors.forename: Phuu Pwint
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: Katie
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jordan
authors.forename: Roseann
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mulligan
authors.forename: Cheryl
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Resnik
authors.forename: Kai-Ya
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Brad
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Michael R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Cousineau
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003479:Curriculum; D004517:Education, Professional / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D005260:Female; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000193:education*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008297:Male; D010348:Patient Care Team; D013336:Students, Health Occupations; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: geriatric home care; interprofessional education; student