Changes in intention to use an interprofessional approach to decision-making following training: a cluster before-and-after study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health professionals in home care work in interprofessional teams. Yet most training in decision support assumes a one-on-one relationship with patients. We assessed the impact of an in-person training session in interprofessional shared decision-making (IP-SDM) on home care professionals' intention to adopt this approach.

Methods

We conducted a secondary analysis of a cluster stepped-wedge trial using a before-and-after study design. We collected data among home care professionals from November 2016 to February 2018 in 9 health and social services centers in Quebec, Canada. The intervention was an in-person IP-SDM training session. Intention to engage in IP-SDM pre- and post-session (dependent variable) was compared using a continuing professional development eva

SUBMITTER: Taqif H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11000315 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature