Improved patient-reported outcomes after interprofessional training in mental health: a nonrandomized intervention study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Collaborative interprofessional practices are essential in caring for people with complex mental health problems. Despite the difficulties of demonstrating positive impacts of interprofessional education (IPE), it is believed to enhance interprofessional practices. We aimed to assess impacts on patient satisfaction, self-reported psychological distress and mental health status in a psychiatric ward.

Methods

We conducted a nonrandomized intervention study with patient satisfaction, psychological distress, and health status as outcomes. Mental health inpatients were referred to either an interprofessional training unit (intervention group) or to a conventionally organized ward (comparison group). Outcomes were assessed using the Short Form Health Survey (SF-36), the

SUBMITTER: Marcussen M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7227283 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature