42 Chapter 3 MATERIALS AND METHODS Research design Between March 2018 and February 2020 we conducted a comparative mixed method study. In this study we used written health care plans in classroom education to reflect ‘patient care’ in clinical practice, level 4b of the modified Kirkpatrick levels. The content of health care plans for older patients, written by the students who participate in IPE, was compared with health care plans written by students in uniprofessional education (UPE) (Figure 3.1). Although we realize that comparing students together with students alone can create a bias, we chose the UPE group because uniprofessional education is still the standard in most curricula. Besides, a professional working in clinical practice is often working solo. We emphasize we looked at the differences in content of the health care plans – not if one is better than the other. Figure 3.1: Research design Setting and participants This study is conducted at the Northwest Academy: the educational institute of the Northwest Clinics in Alkmaar, the Netherlands. Undergraduate medical and nursing students without prior interprofessional training experience were included. The nursing students were in their third year of a four-year educational program in which classroom education alternates with participation in clinical practice. All groups
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