Interprofessional colaboration between health professional, students and teachers linked and not linked to PET-Health Interprofessionality

Abstract

Objective: evaluating the knowledge about interprofessionality and its impact on the training of students, health professionals and university teachers. Method: it was a descriptive, cross-sectional, comparative study conducted with primary care health professionals, students and teachers of the health area courses of a public university. Data collection was performed from August to September 2020, by web-based survey (by email and/or social network). A questionnaire with variables related to sociodemographic profile, training and work and the Jefferson Scale of Attitudes Related to Interprofessional Collaboration were applied. The data were statistically analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), version 21. Result: the survey involved 191 people. In all the respondents, the age ranged from 18 to 62 years old, with an average of 28.8 years old. Most of the interviewees were female, single and declared to be white. The largest proportion of respondents had completed elementary, secondary or technical education when considering educational levels. Regarding academic education, most of the interviewees were from the nursing area, had no training in Interprofessional Education and were not members of PET-Health/Interprofessionality. The total score of the sum of items ranged from 35 to 140 points, with an average of 127.38 and median of 130. The overall average of the 20 items analyzed was more than 5 points, with 7 being the maximum value. The study indicated statistically significant differences between different genders, age groups, levels of education and professional links. However, the analysis based on marital status, color and race, association with PET and training in Interprofessional Education did not determine statistical differences in the response of the scale. Conclusion: the final score of the scale indicated a high level of knowledge about attitudes related to interprofessional collaboration. Despite the differences observed between the participants in terms of profile, links and training, it is crucial to continue integrating interprofessional education into the university curriculum, especially in the training of future health professionals. This is essential to recognize and strengthen interprofessional collaboration in the health system.