Availability for interprofessional learning in health courses in a college in northeastern Brazil

Abstract

Objective: to verifying the availability of students of health courses, of higher education institutions in northeastern Brazil, for interprofessional learning and collaborative practices as the foundation of training strategies. Methods: The study is a descriptive-analytical and quantitative research with a universe composed of 356 students of health courses, such as nursing, pharmacy, physiotherapy, dentistry, physical education, nutrition and psychology. The online Readiness Interprofessional Learning Scalel questionnaire was applied, with 27 sociodemographic questions and academic experience with tabulation and analysis in the Software Statistical Package for the Social Sciences 13.0. Kolmogorov-Smirnov and Mann-Whitney tests were performed. Results: Of the 349 participating students, it is noteworthy that 14.6% claimed to have participated in various extracurricular activities together with students from other courses, and 5.7% had participated in a shared way, interacting with students from other courses in a curricular internship. Conclusion: Students have a positive availability for Interprofessional Education, making it conducive for Higher Education Institutions to carry out curricular adaptations.