Developing competencies among health professions students related to the care of people with disabilities

A Pilot Study

Bibliographic Data

ID4467256
AuthorsShamyr Sulyvan Castro (Universidade Federal do Ceará), Shamyr Castro (0000-0002-2661-7899, Universidade Federal do Ceará), Michael Rowe (0000-0002-6535-7188, University of the Western Cape, South Afrika), Leandro Feitosa Andrade (0000-0003-2765-1535, Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro), Luana Foroni Andrade, Eliana Goldfarb Cyrino (0000-0002-6526-3528, Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp))
Year2017
Volume22
Issue65
Pages551-563
Publication date2017-07-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInterface - Comunicação Saúde Educação (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1414-3283 • E-ISSN: 1807-5762
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/1807-57622016.0684
OpenAlexW2726711892
SCIELO_PIDS1414-32832018000200551
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited43

This is a two-phase study, the first was a literature review that aimed to identify a set of competencies for professional practice that would be relevant for the health care of People with disabilities (PwD). These competencies were then used to plan a thirty-hour multidisciplinary course for undergraduate health care students. The educational intervention led to improvements in the students' learning experiences, including the development of empathy and knowledge related to the care of PwD, improved knowledge around accessibility, and an awareness of the need to humanize the care of PwD. Students reported enhanced learning experiences and an increase in knowledge related to the care of PwD, and also highlighted the need to humanize the care

Empathy · Health care · Intervention (counseling · Medical education · Multidisciplinary approach · Healthcare Systems and Technology · Innovations in Medical Education · Interprofessional Education and Collaboration · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology