Degree Name
Nursing Practice, DNP
Publication Date
9-21-2026
First Advisor
Lisa Drake
Second Advisor
Anthony Morgan
Abstract
Fragmented interprofessional collaboration in outpatient mental health settings compromises care coordination and patient engagement. This quality improvement (QI) project implemented a structured interprofessional education (IPE) workshop series to improve team collaboration and reduce patient no-show rates in an outpatient mental health clinic. Guided by Bandura's Social Cognitive Theory and Lewin's Change Management Model, the project used a pre-post, single-group design with 12 licensed mental health professionals. The team measured collaboration with the Assessment of Interprofessional Team Collaboration Scale-II (AITCS-II) and collected aggregate patient no-show rates from the electronic health record. The intervention consisted of four monthly, one-hour workshops covering role clarity, communication strategies, and shared mental models. Paired-samples t-tests revealed a statistically significant increase in total AITCS-II scores from pre-intervention (M = 72.4, SD = 8.3) to post-intervention (M = 89.6, SD = 7.1), t(11) = 4.76, p < .001, with a large effect size (Cohen's d = 1.12). All three subscales showed significant improvements. Aggregate no-show rates decreased from 19.2% to 14.8%. The project demonstrates that a low-cost, structured IPE workshop series can significantly improve interprofessional collaboration and patient engagement in mental health settings. The findings support implementing IPE programs to enhance team functioning and patient outcomes.
Rights Management
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Recommended Citation
Tijani, Adebisi, "Integrating Interprofessional Education to Strengthen Team-Based Mental Health Care" (2026). Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects. 413.
https://arch.astate.edu/dnp-projects/413
