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PLOYLEARMSANG, C et al. Evaluating a three-year home-based interprofessional education program: Student, lecturer and community outcomes at a Thai university. Afr. J. Health Prof. Educ. (Online) [online]. 2026, vol.18, n.1, pp.21-27. ISSN 2078-5127.  https://doi.org/10.7196/AJHPE.2026.v18i1.1838.

BACKGROUND. Interprofessional education (IPE) promotes collaborative practice through transformative learning, yet evidence on the longitudinal outcomes of home-based IPE for students, educators, and communities remains limited. OBJECTIVE. This research aims to evaluate the outcomes of interprofessional education (IPE) by examining its impacts on students, lecturers, and communities. METHODS. The mixed methods study was conducted in three target samples: three cohorts of students (n=1 304) from the 2016, 2017, and 2018 academic years; lecturers (n=54), both groups were drawn from six faculties (Medicine, Pharmacy, Architecture, Nursing, Informatics, and Veterinary Sciences); and patients (n=150) and the representatives (n=18) from seven communities in the Muang municipality and its primary care units. RESULTS. Across the three cohorts of students, 868 students responded (response rate 66.63%). Students' attitudes towards IPE increased significantly after participation in the IPE programme. Students' team performance, assessed by lecturers after their second patient home visit, was higher than after their first visit, with both visits yielding scores above 70%. Participation also generated new knowledge and fostered innovative thinking. Patient satisfaction with IPE home visits exceeded 80%. Levels of approval of IPE among both lecturers and community members were also greater than 80%. CONCLUSION. Both qualitative and quantitative findings showed improvements in students' attitudes towards IPE, benefits for lecturer's and high levels of patient satisfaction with home-based IPE. IPE at MSU achieved beneficial outcomes across all three perspectives: students, lecturers and communities.

Palavras-chave : Interprofessional education; pharmacy; mixed method; outcomes; home visit.

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