Evaluating a Forum-Style Simulation for Enhancing Interprofessional Attitudes on Collaboration Among Health Profession Students
| Author | Olivia Jean Gambill | en |
| Author | Pao Ying Hsiao | en |
| Orcid | Olivia Jean Gambill [0009-0001-7473-6796] | en |
| Orcid | Pao Ying Hsiao [0000-0002-8236-3408] | en |
| Issued Date | 2026-12-31 | en |
| Abstract | Context: The Institute of Medicine identified poor communication and collaboration as barriers to high-quality patient care and recommended incorporating interprofessional education into training. One approach is forum-style interprofessional simulation-based education (ISBE), an interactive, improvisational technique that encourages reflection. Objectives: This project aimed to evaluate the impact of classroom-based, forum-style ISBE on university students’ attitudes toward collaboration. Evidence Acquisition: Participants (n = 38) from nursing, dietetics, and speech-language pathology (SLP) programs completed the Jefferson Scale of Attitudes Toward Interprofessional Collaboration (JeffSATIC) before and after the simulation. A Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used to compare the JeffSATIC pretest and posttest scores. Results: The median JeffSATIC posttest score of 120 was significantly higher than the pretest median score of 112 following the forum-style ISBE (W = 177, P = 0.008, rrb = 0.498). Conclusions: Forum-style ISBE can be an effective classroom tool for improving collaboration and communication among nursing, dietetics, and SLP students and may strengthen future working relationships among healthcare professionals. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5812/jme-168687 | en |
| URI | https://brieflands.com/journals/jme/articles/168687 | en |
| Keyword | Nursing | en |
| Keyword | Interdisciplinary Communication | en |
| Keyword | Simulation Training | en |
| Keyword | Dietetics | en |
| Keyword | Interprofessional Education | en |
| Keyword | Speech-Language Pathology | en |
| Keyword | Attitudes Of Health Personnel | en |
| Keyword | Health Students | en |
| Keyword | Health Occupations | en |
| Keyword | Surveys And Questionnaires | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Evaluating a Forum-Style Simulation for Enhancing Interprofessional Attitudes on Collaboration Among Health Profession Students | en |
| Type | Brief Report | en |
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