title: The use of information and communications technologies in the delivery of interprofessional education: A review of evaluation outcome levels.
abstract: Interprofessional education (IPE) in health and human services educational and clinical settings has proliferated internationally. The use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in the facilitation of interprofessional learning is also growing, yet reviews of the effectiveness of ICTs in the delivery of pre- and/or post-licensure IPE have been limited. The current study's purpose was to review the evaluation outcomes of IPE initiatives delivered using ICTs. Relevant electronic databases and journals from 1996 to 2013 were searched. Studies which evaluated the effectiveness of an IPE intervention using ICTs were included and analyzed using the Barr et al. modified Kirkpatrick educational outcomes typology. Fifty-five studies were identified and a majority reported evaluation findings at the level 1 (reaction/satisfaction). Analysis revealed that learners react favorably to the use of ICTs in the delivery of IPE, and ICT-mediated IPE can lead to positive attitudinal and knowledge change. A majority of the studies reported positive evaluation outcomes at the learner satisfaction level, with the use of web-based learning modalities. The limited number of studies at other levels of the outcomes typology and deficiencies in study designs indicate the need for more rigorous evaluation of outcomes in ICT-mediated IPE.
authors.affiliation: a Faculty of Medicine , Centre for Collaborative Health Professional Education, Memorial University , St. John's , Newfoundland , Canada .
authors.forename: Vernon
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Curran
authors.affiliation: a Faculty of Medicine , Centre for Collaborative Health Professional Education, Memorial University , St. John's , Newfoundland , Canada .
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Reid
authors.affiliation: b College of Nursing, East Carolina University , Greensville , VA , USA .
authors.forename: Pamela
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Reis
authors.affiliation: c Department of Nursing and Health Sciences , University of New Brunswick , Saint John , New Brunswick , Canada .
authors.forename: Shelley
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Doucet
authors.affiliation: d School of Nursing, Dalhousie University , Halifax , Nova Scotia , Canada .
authors.forename: Sheri
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Price
authors.affiliation: e Health Sciences Library, Memorial University , St. John's , Newfoundland , Canada , and.
authors.forename: Lindsay
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Alcock
authors.affiliation: f Discipline of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St. John's , Newfoundland , Canada.
authors.forename: Shari
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fitzgerald
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003479:Curriculum; D016208:Databases, Factual; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D048088:Informatics; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D010348:Patient Care Team; D015397:Program Evaluation
keywords: E-learning; evaluation; evaluation research; interprofessional education; interprofessional evaluation; interprofessional outcomes