Scoping Review: Interprofessional Education Collaborative

Peters MDJ, Godfrey C, McInerney P, Baldini Soares C, Khalil H, Parker D. Chapter 11: Scoping Reviews. In: Aromataris E, Munn Z (Editors). Joanna Briggs Institute Reviewer's Manual. The Joanna Briggs Institute, 2017. Available from https://reviewersmanual.joannabriggs.org/ 

Indicators for conducting a scoping review:

• To identify the types of available evidence in a given field

• To clarify key concepts/ definitions in the literature

• To examine how research is conducted on a certain topic or field

• To identify key characteristics or factors related to a concept

• As a precursor to a systematic review

• To identify and analyse knowledge gaps

Munn, Z., Peters, M.D.J., Stern, C. et al. Systematic review or scoping review? Guidance for authors when choosing between a systematic or scoping review approach. BMC Med Res Methodol 18, 143 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-018-0611-x

Initial Screen by Title / Abstract   

De-duplicate the Library in Rayyan (upper right corner)

The following questions will be applied to the title and abstract of each article identified by the searches:  

• 1. Language: English      Publication Dates: 2015-2020.       Types of Articles:Qualitative, quantitative or mixed methods studies all acceptable
• 2. Studies that include healthcare professionals, students or practitioners who have experienced interprofessional education or training.
• 3. All types of interventions that target any type of health or social care professional will be included.
• 4. The interprofessional intervention or collaboration must be between two or more collaborators
• 5. The interprofessional education exposure must have been included within coursework or other professional education
• 6.  Measures of direct patient outcomes include: length of stay, medication errors, medical errors, patient satisfaction scores, safe transition of care or care coordination, medication adherence, improved patient and caregiver education, improved hospice usage, decreased mortality, lower infection rates and reduced readmission rates.

Using Rayyan: 

• If answers to all questions are Yes, then choose “Include” study. 

• If the answer is No to any 1 or more questions, then choose “Exclude” and indicate the reason(s), selecting all that apply: 

• “Foreign Language” (not in English) 

• “Wrong population” 

• “Wrong outcome” (no mention of the interprofessional intervention with more than 2 professionals involved)

• No direct patient quality indicator mentioned

• If any one or more answers are Maybe and all others are Yes, then choose “Maybe Include Study”.  For any Maybe decisions, then under the Label option, enter the reason.  

• If title appears relevant, but no abstract to review, then choose “Maybe include study” and type “Pull article” in the Label box.   

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Objective of Scoping Review:

The overall objective of this scoping review is to assess the impact of interprofessional education (IPE) on direct patient care.

This scoping review will look at the published literature linking IPE to direct improvement in quality of patient care and other health outcomes. 
The question of this review is: Has the inclusion of interprofessional education in healthcare curriculums had a direct impact on quality of patient care? 

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Language: English     

2. Publication Dates: 2015-2020.       

3. Types of Articles: Qualitative, quantitative or mixed methods studies all acceptable

4. Studies that include healthcare professionals, students or practitioners who have experienced interprofessional education or training.

5. All types of interventions that target any type of health or social care professional will be included.

6. The interprofessional intervention or collaboration must be between two or more collaborators

7. The interprofessional education exposure must have been included within coursework or other professional education

8.  Measures of direct patient outcomes include: length of stay, medication errors, medical errors, patient satisfaction scores, safe transition of care or care coordination, medication adherence, improved patient and caregiver education, improved hospice usage, decreased mortality, lower infection rates and reduced readmission rates.