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Self-assessment, attitude and perception of interprofessional learning in hospital acquired infection control practices among health professionals in Klang Valley, Malaysia

Background: Interprofessional learning (IPL) is a key challenge in Malaysia in incorporating the current profession-specific medical education into the interprofessional learning curriculum. Safe practices would be enhanced with improved collaboration among the health professionals when they learn w...

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Main Authors: Thangarajoo, Saraswathy, A. M., Rosliza, Nalliah, Sivalingam, Karim, Jalina, Shohaimi, Shamarina, Ramasamy, S., Amin Nordin, S.
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Published: BioMed Central 2021
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/95032/
https://bmcmededuc.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12909-021-02610-1
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spelling my.upm.eprints.950322023-04-12T04:29:50Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/95032/ Self-assessment, attitude and perception of interprofessional learning in hospital acquired infection control practices among health professionals in Klang Valley, Malaysia Thangarajoo, Saraswathy A. M., Rosliza Nalliah, Sivalingam Karim, Jalina Shohaimi, Shamarina Ramasamy, S. Amin Nordin, S. Background: Interprofessional learning (IPL) is a key challenge in Malaysia in incorporating the current profession-specific medical education into the interprofessional learning curriculum. Safe practices would be enhanced with improved collaboration among the health professionals when they learn with, from, and about each other. The main objective of this study was to determine the significant differences in self-assessment, attitude, and perception of interprofessional learning among doctors and nurses in a teaching hospital in Klang Valley, Malaysia. The second objective was to determine if there is any significant difference in the selected demography factors, mean and total scores between doctors and nurses in self-assessment, attitude, and perceptions of IPL aspects. Methods: A total of doctors (39) and nurses (37) were recruited for an interventional study on the interprofessional learning approach on hospital acquired infection control. The participants responded to the University of West England Interprofessional (UWEIP) questionnaire at baseline consisting of four dimensions in IPL aspects; Self-assessment on communication and teamwork skills (CTW), interprofessional learning (IPL), interprofessional interaction (IPI), and interprofessional relationship (IPR). The Cronbach alpha value for the total questionnaire was established at 0.79. Results: The majority of doctors scored positive in CTW, IPL, IPR, and neutral in IPI. Nurses’ also recorded the highest positive scores in CTW, IPL, and IPR, and neutral in IPI. Negative scores were found in CTW and IPI. A significant difference was revealed between doctors and nurses in IPL attitude; p = 0.024 and there was no significant difference in other dimensions (p > .05). Results also found a significant difference between participants’ and non-participants of IPL training sessions; p = 0.009. Conclusions: This study revealed the infusion of interprofessional learning training among the health professionals displayed better self-assessments, attitudes, and perceptions towards collaborative practices. BioMed Central 2021-04-26 Article PeerReviewed Thangarajoo, Saraswathy and A. M., Rosliza and Nalliah, Sivalingam and Karim, Jalina and Shohaimi, Shamarina and Ramasamy, S. and Amin Nordin, S. (2021) Self-assessment, attitude and perception of interprofessional learning in hospital acquired infection control practices among health professionals in Klang Valley, Malaysia. BMC Medical Education, 21 (1). art. no. 243. pp. 1-11. ISSN 1472-6920 https://bmcmededuc.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12909-021-02610-1 10.1186/s12909-021-02610-1
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description Background: Interprofessional learning (IPL) is a key challenge in Malaysia in incorporating the current profession-specific medical education into the interprofessional learning curriculum. Safe practices would be enhanced with improved collaboration among the health professionals when they learn with, from, and about each other. The main objective of this study was to determine the significant differences in self-assessment, attitude, and perception of interprofessional learning among doctors and nurses in a teaching hospital in Klang Valley, Malaysia. The second objective was to determine if there is any significant difference in the selected demography factors, mean and total scores between doctors and nurses in self-assessment, attitude, and perceptions of IPL aspects. Methods: A total of doctors (39) and nurses (37) were recruited for an interventional study on the interprofessional learning approach on hospital acquired infection control. The participants responded to the University of West England Interprofessional (UWEIP) questionnaire at baseline consisting of four dimensions in IPL aspects; Self-assessment on communication and teamwork skills (CTW), interprofessional learning (IPL), interprofessional interaction (IPI), and interprofessional relationship (IPR). The Cronbach alpha value for the total questionnaire was established at 0.79. Results: The majority of doctors scored positive in CTW, IPL, IPR, and neutral in IPI. Nurses’ also recorded the highest positive scores in CTW, IPL, and IPR, and neutral in IPI. Negative scores were found in CTW and IPI. A significant difference was revealed between doctors and nurses in IPL attitude; p = 0.024 and there was no significant difference in other dimensions (p > .05). Results also found a significant difference between participants’ and non-participants of IPL training sessions; p = 0.009. Conclusions: This study revealed the infusion of interprofessional learning training among the health professionals displayed better self-assessments, attitudes, and perceptions towards collaborative practices.
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author Thangarajoo, Saraswathy
A. M., Rosliza
Nalliah, Sivalingam
Karim, Jalina
Shohaimi, Shamarina
Ramasamy, S.
Amin Nordin, S.
spellingShingle Thangarajoo, Saraswathy
A. M., Rosliza
Nalliah, Sivalingam
Karim, Jalina
Shohaimi, Shamarina
Ramasamy, S.
Amin Nordin, S.
Self-assessment, attitude and perception of interprofessional learning in hospital acquired infection control practices among health professionals in Klang Valley, Malaysia
author_facet Thangarajoo, Saraswathy
A. M., Rosliza
Nalliah, Sivalingam
Karim, Jalina
Shohaimi, Shamarina
Ramasamy, S.
Amin Nordin, S.
author_sort Thangarajoo, Saraswathy
title Self-assessment, attitude and perception of interprofessional learning in hospital acquired infection control practices among health professionals in Klang Valley, Malaysia
title_short Self-assessment, attitude and perception of interprofessional learning in hospital acquired infection control practices among health professionals in Klang Valley, Malaysia
title_full Self-assessment, attitude and perception of interprofessional learning in hospital acquired infection control practices among health professionals in Klang Valley, Malaysia
title_fullStr Self-assessment, attitude and perception of interprofessional learning in hospital acquired infection control practices among health professionals in Klang Valley, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Self-assessment, attitude and perception of interprofessional learning in hospital acquired infection control practices among health professionals in Klang Valley, Malaysia
title_sort self-assessment, attitude and perception of interprofessional learning in hospital acquired infection control practices among health professionals in klang valley, malaysia
publisher BioMed Central
publishDate 2021
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/95032/
https://bmcmededuc.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12909-021-02610-1
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