Journal article
Interprofessional education model for geriatric falls risk assessment and prevention
BMJ open quality, v 7(4), pp e000417-e000417
01 Nov 2018
PMID: 30515469
Abstract
BackgroundOne in three people over the age of 65 fall every year, with 1/3 sustaining at least moderate injury. Falls risk reduction requires an interprofessional health team approach. The literature is lacking in effective models to teach students how to work collaboratively in interprofessional teams for geriatric falls prevention. The purpose of this paper is to describe the development, administration and outcome measures of an education programme to teach principles of interprofessional care for older adults in the context of falls prevention.MethodsStudents from three academic institutions representing 12 health disciplines took part in the education programme over 18 months (n=237). A mixed method one-group pretest and post-test experimental design was implemented to measure the impact of a multistep education model on progression in interprofessional collaboration competencies and satisfaction.ResultsPaired t-tests of pre-education to posteducation measures of Interprofessional Socialization and Valuing Scale scores (n=136) demonstrated statistically significant increase in subscales and total scores (p<0.001). Qualitative satisfaction results were strongly positive.DiscussionResults of this study indicate that active interprofessional education can result in positive student attitude regarding interprofessional team-based care, and satisfaction with learning. Lessons learnt in a rapid cycle plan-do-study-act approach are shared to guide replication efforts for other educators.ConclusionEffective models to teach falls prevention interventions and interprofessional practice are not yet established. This education model is easily replicable and can be used to teach interprofessional teamwork competency skills in falls and other geriatric syndromes.
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Details
- Title
- Interprofessional education model for geriatric falls risk assessment and prevention
- Creators
- Diane K Brown - University of AkronSue Fosnight - SummaMaureen Whitford - Cleveland State UniversitySusan Hazelett - Summa Health SystemColleen Mcquown - EMERGENCYJenifer C Drost - Summa Health SystemDenise J Kropp - Centre for Family MedicineCynthia A Hovland - Cleveland State UniversityJoan E Niederriter - Cleveland State UniversityRikki Patton - University of AkronAbigail Morgan - Improvement ServiceEileen Fleming - Summa Health SystemRichard P Steiner - University of AkronEdward Demond Scott - Summa Health SystemFabiana Ortiz-Figueroa - Summa Health System
- Publication Details
- BMJ open quality, v 7(4), pp e000417-e000417
- Publisher
- British Medical Journal (BMJ)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Counseling and Family Therapy
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85062421442
- Other Identifier
- 991021867040604721