The Effect of a Virtual COVID-19 Interprofessional Educational Module on Knowledge, Confidence, Attitude, and Practice Among Health and Allied Health Professions Students

Authors

Tsu-Yin Wu, Eastern Michigan UniversityFollow
Jenni L. Hoffman, Eastern Michigan UniversityFollow
Grigoris Argeros, Eastern Michigan UniversityFollow
Sarah Lally, Michigan Medicine and Eastern Michigan UniversityFollow
Andrea Gossett Zakrajsek, Eastern Michigan UniversityFollow
Jillian Graves, Eastern Michigan UniversityFollow
Alice Jo Rainville, Eastern Michigan UniversityFollow
Olivia Ford, Eastern Michigan UniversityFollow
Angela Lukomski, Eastern Michigan UniversityFollow
Renuka Roche, Eastern Michigan UniversityFollow
John Sonnega, Eastern Michigan UniversityFollow
Joan E. Cowdery PhD, Eastern Michigan UniversityFollow

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this research study was to examine the effect of an innovative, online COVID-19 interprofessional educational module among health and allied health professions students.

Methods: This study utilized a pre- and posttest design with quantitative and qualitative data collected winter 2023 and spring/summer 2023 semesters, and consisted of health and allied health professions students (N=143) from three Midwestern, urban, public universities. Participants completed a pretest, then an IPE module on COVID-19, and a posttest immediately after the educational intervention, and another (the same) posttest one month later. Quantitative and qualitative data were subject to statistical and thematic analysis, respectively.

Results: This study demonstrated that the innovative, online COVID-19 IPE intervention was effective at improving knowledge, confidence, attitude, and practice regarding COVID-19. Information learned and found most helpful, and application and utilization plans for this knowledge in their practice were revealed.

Conclusion: The creation of this innovative, online COVID-19 IPE module provided a timely response to the need for comprehensive, up-to-date education on COVID-19. The current study offered practical information for implementation of future IPE online education to prepare health and allied health professions students.

Recommended Citation

Wu, T., Hoffman, J. L., Argeros, G., Lally, S., Zakrajsek, A. G., Graves, J., Rainville, A., Ford, O., Lukomski, A., Roche, R., Sonnega, J., & Cowdery, J. E. (2024). The Effect of a Virtual COVID-19 Interprofessional Educational Module on Knowledge, Confidence, Attitude, and Practice Among Health and Allied Health Professions Students. Journal of Interprofessional Practice and Collaboration, 5(1). Retrieved from https://repository.ulm.edu/ojihp/vol5/iss1/3