A Meta-analysis of the effectiveness of interdisciplinary education in medical profession
TAN Yinhu
LIANG Yan
WANG Yang
XING Huimin
LI Hang
HE Yue
Abstract：Objective To explore the application effect of interdisciplinary education in medical and health professional students.Methods In CNKI,WanFang,VIP,PubMed,Web of Science,Embase,and Cochrane Library databases,controlled experiments with information about the application effect of interdisciplinary education in healthcare professions were searched,from inception to April 1,2024.A Meta-analysis of the included articles was performed using RevMan 5.4.Results A total of 13 studies were included,with a total sample size of 1,425 individuals.Meta-analysis results showed that the interdisciplinary education pilot group had higher theoretical scores[SMD=0.60,95％CI(0.39,0.80),P＜0.001],skill scores[SMD=1.99,95％CI(1.72,2.25),P＜0.001],teamwork skills[SMD=0.57,95％CI(0.41,0.72),P＜0.001],and readiness for interdisciplinary cooperative learning[SMD=0.97,95％CI(0.07,1.88),P=0.03]were better than traditional teaching group,and the difference of teaching satisfaction of interdisciplinary education[MD=4.57,95％CI(-0.35,9.48),P=0.07]between two groups was not statistically significant.Conclusion The interdisciplinary education methods in medical specialties can improve medical students'academic performance,teamwork ability,and readiness for interdisciplinary cooperative learning.This method is worth applying in the medicine education.
Keywords：Interdisciplinary educationMedical studentsNursingHealthcareTeaching methodsMeta-analysis
Publication Date：2024-09-28
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：9( 1070-1078 )