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A Scoping Review of Facilitators of Multi-Professional Collaboration in Primary Care Cover

A Scoping Review of Facilitators of Multi-Professional Collaboration in Primary Care

International Journal of Integrated Care
Volume 18 (2018): Issue 3
By: Monica Sørensen,  Una Stenberg and  Lisa Garnweidner-Holme  
Open Access
|Aug 2018
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Table 1

Keywords and research databases used in systematic searches.

KeywordsDatabases (from 2000 – week 3 to July 2017)
“Family Physician”MEDLINE (OVID)
“General Practice”CINAHL (OVID)
“Primary Care”EMBASE
“Dietitians”Epistemonikos
“Laboratory staff”PSYCHINFO
“Medical laboratory personnel”Web of Science
“Medical secretaries”
“Nurses”
“Nutritionists”
“Occupational therapists”
“Physical therapists”
“Social workers”
“Pharmacists”
Figure 1

Search flow for multiprofessional collaboration in primary care involving general practitioners experiences.

Table 2

Study design and distribution of participants.

Mixed methods* (N = 6)Qualitative (N = 10)Quantitative (N = 3)Total (N = 19)
GPs/physicians334611,6632,058
Nurses§1,017687891,874
CPWs519519
Physiotherapists2828
Secretaries/lab. assistants2121
Patients4741795541,207

[i] GP: General practitioner; CPW: Child protection worker.

* One study did not report the distribution of responders among GPs, HCNs and municipal case managers (n = 32) (35).

§ Includes HCNs, managers in homecare services and cancer coordinators.

Table 3

Organisational, processual, relational and contextual facilitators of MPC in primary care.

Organisational facilitators of multi-professional collaboration

  • Establish procedures for inter-professional meetings and documentation and handling of patient data (e.g. e-communication)

  • Facilitate knowledge sharing between disconnected professionals

  • Establish local, specialised multi-professional teams

  • Establish system-level foundation that supports local management and leadership of MPC

Processual facilitators of multi-professional collaboration

  • Enhance collaborative skills before introducing new professional teams, roles and responsibilities

  • Develop common quality-management systems across institutions

  • Allocate sufficient time for professionals to share reflections and engage in mutual learning

Relational and contextual facilitators of multi-professional collaboration

  • Invest in professional relations that build trust, respect and continuity

  • Improve professionals’ knowledge of each other’s skills and roles through inter-professional education

  • Educate patients about the benefits of MPC

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.3959 | Journal eISSN: 1568-4156
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Language: English
Submitted on: Dec 25, 2017
Accepted on: Aug 15, 2018
Published on: Aug 30, 2018
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
multi-professional collaboration,
multi-professional communication,
team-based care,
primary care

© 2018 Monica Sørensen, Una Stenberg, Lisa Garnweidner-Holme, published by Ubiquity Press
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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