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Allvin R, Thompson C, Edelbring S. Variations in measurement of interprofessional core competencies: a systematic review of self-report instruments in undergraduate health professions education. J Interprof Care 2024; 38:486-498. [PMID: 37589390 DOI: 10.1080/13561820.2023.2241505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 08/18/2023]
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Educating health care professionals for working in interprofessional teams is a key preparation for roles in modern healthcare. Interprofessional teams require members who are competent in their roles. Self-assessment instruments measuring interprofessional competence (IPC) are widely used in educational preparation, but their ability to accurately and reliably measure competence is unknown. We conducted a systematic review to identify variations in the characteristics and use of self-report instruments measuring IPC. Following a systematic search of electronic databases and after applying eligibility criteria, 38 articles were included that describe 8 IPC self-report instruments. A large variation was found in the extent of coverage of IPC core competencies as articulated by the Interprofessional Education Collaborative. Each instrument's strength of evidence, psychometric performance and uses varied. Rather than measuring competency as "behaviours", they measured indirect proxies for competence, such as attitudes towards core interprofessional competencies. Educators and researchers should identify the most appropriate and highest-performing IPC instruments according to the context in which they will be used.Systematic review registration: Open Science Framework (https://archive.org/details/osf-registrations-vrfjn-v1).
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- Renée Allvin
- Clinical Skills Centre, Örebro University Hospital, Örebro, Sweden
- School of Health Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
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- School of Healthcare, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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Chou YF, Hsieh SI, Tseng YP, Yeh SL, Chiang MC, Hsiao CC, Lin CT, Hu ST, Chen SH, Liao MN. Development and Validation of the Interprofessional Collaboration Practice Competency Scale (IPCPCS) for Clinical Nurses. Healthcare (Basel) 2024; 12:806. [PMID: 38610228 PMCID: PMC11012165 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare12070806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2023] [Revised: 03/12/2024] [Accepted: 04/05/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024] Open
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Interprofessional collaborative practice is a core competency and is the key to strengthening health practice systems in order to deliver safe and high-quality nursing practice. However, there is no Interprofessional Collaboration Practice Competency Scale (IPCPCS) for clinical nurses in Taiwan. Therefore, the purposes of this study were to develop an IPCPCS and to verify its reliability and validity. This was a psychometric study with a cross-sectional survey using convenience sampling to recruit nurses from the seven hospitals of a medical foundation. A self-designed structured IPCPCS was rolled out via a Google survey. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, principal-axis factoring (PAF) with Promax rotation, Pearson correlation, reliability analysis, and one-way ANOVA. PAF analysis found that three factors could explain 77.76% of cumulative variance. These were collaborative leadership and interprofessional conflict resolution, interprofessional communication and team functioning, and role clarification and client-centered care. The internal consistency of the three factors (Cronbach's α) was between 0.970 to 0.978, and the Pearson correlation coefficients were between 0.814 to 0.883. Significant differences were presented in the IPCPCS score by age, education level, total years of work experience, position on the nursing clinical ladder, and participation in interprofessional education. In conclusion, the three factors used in the IPCPCS have good reliability and construct validity. This scale can be used as an evaluation tool of in-service interprofessional education courses for clinical nurses.
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- Yen-Fang Chou
- Department of Nursing, Chiayi Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi County 61363, Taiwan; (Y.-F.C.); (C.-C.H.)
- School of Nursing, College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, Taipei City 11031, Taiwan
- Department of Gerontology and Health Care Management, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taoyuan City 33303, Taiwan
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- Department of Nursing, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taoyuan City 33303, Taiwan
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- Department of Nursing, Taoyuan Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan City 33378, Taiwan;
- School of Nursing, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei City 10617, Taiwan
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- Department of Nursing, Keelung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung City 20401, Taiwan; (S.-L.Y.); (S.-T.H.)
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- Department of Nursing, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung City 83301, Taiwan;
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- Department of Nursing, Chiayi Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi County 61363, Taiwan; (Y.-F.C.); (C.-C.H.)
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- Department of Nursing, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan City 33305, Taiwan;
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- Department of Nursing, Keelung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung City 20401, Taiwan; (S.-L.Y.); (S.-T.H.)
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- Administration Center, Chang Gung Medical Foundation, Taoyuan City 33305, Taiwan; (S.-H.C.); (M.-N.L.)
- Department of Nursing, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City 33375, Taiwan
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- Administration Center, Chang Gung Medical Foundation, Taoyuan City 33305, Taiwan; (S.-H.C.); (M.-N.L.)
- Department of Nursing, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City 33375, Taiwan
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Jiang MH, Dou LW, Dong B, Zhang M, Li YP, Lin CX. Development and implementation of a high-fidelity simulation training course for medical and nursing collaboration based on the Fink integrated course design model. Front Med (Lausanne) 2024; 11:1286582. [PMID: 38504918 PMCID: PMC10948413 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2024.1286582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2023] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 03/21/2024] Open
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Aim The purpose of this study is to examine the design and implementation of a high-fidelity simulation training course for medical and nursing collaboration, based on the Fink integrated course design model. Additionally, the study aims to validate the teaching effectiveness of the course. Background Previous empirical studies have highlighted the effectiveness of collaborative healthcare education in institutional teaching and hospital training. However, the development of healthcare collaborative education in China has been slow to develop in China. In recent years, Chinese nursing educators and researchers have shown interest in utilizing high-fidelity simulators for healthcare collaborative education. These simulators help address the limitations of traditional nursing teaching and healthcare separation simulation. Nevertheless, a standardized simulation interprofessional education curriculum is still lacking. Therefore, nursing educators need to develop a standardized high-fidelity simulation training curriculum for healthcare collaboration, guided by established science curriculum development theories. Methods A high-fidelity simulation training course on healthcare collaboration was designed based on the Fink integrated curriculum design model. The course was taught to 14 nursing students and 8 clinical medicine students from March to July 2022. To comprehensively evaluate the effectiveness of the healthcare collaboration high-fidelity simulation training course, several assessment tools were used. These included course grades, satisfaction and self-confidence scales, simulation teaching practice scales, healthcare collaboration attitude scales, critical thinking skills scales, and semi-structured interviews. Results After the course was implemented, students demonstrated high overall scores (79.19 ± 5.12) and reported high satisfaction ratings (4.44 ± 0.37). They also exhibited increased self-confidence (4.16 ± 0.33). Additionally, students evaluated all four dimensions of the course teaching practice scale positively. Furthermore, the study demonstrated significant improvements in various aspects, such as attitudes toward medical and nursing collaboration (t = -7.135, P < 0.01), shared education and teamwork (t = -3.247, P = 0.002), job autonomy for nurses (t = -1.782, P = 0.000), and reduced physician dominance (t = -6.768, P = 0.000). The critical thinking skills of the students showed significant improvement, with higher scores in truth-seeking (t = -3.052, P = 0.004), analytical ability (t = -2.561, P = 0.014), systematic ability (t = -3.491, P = 0.001), self-confidence in critical thinking (t = -4.024, P = 0.000), and curiosity (t = -5.318, P = 0.000) compared to their scores before the course (all P < 0.05). The interviews showed that the course's student-centered approach enabled active learning. Students suggested enhancing teaching cases and allocating more time for reflection and summarization. Conclusion The study successfully designed a high-fidelity simulation training course for healthcare collaboration by utilizing the Fink integrated curriculum design model. The findings provide valuable insights for the development of standardized curricula and healthcare collaboration education in China. Moreover, the course adheres to best practice principles, fostering improved attitudes toward healthcare collaboration and enhancing students' healthcare collaboration and clinical thinking skills.
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- Meng-Han Jiang
- School of Health, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- School of Health, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- School of Political Science and Public Administration, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- School of Nursing, Shandong Modern University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- School of Health, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, China
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Tetzlaff B, Scherer M, Balzer K, Steyer L, Köpke S, Friede T, Maurer I, Weber CE, König HH, Konnopka A, Ruppel T, Mazur A, Hummers E, Mueller CA. Development of an interprofessional person-centred care concept for persons with care needs living in their own homes ( interprof HOME): study protocol for a mixed-methods study. BMJ Open 2023; 13:e069597. [PMID: 37451715 PMCID: PMC10351233 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-069597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2022] [Accepted: 06/29/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION People receiving home care usually have complex healthcare needs requiring the involvement of informal caregivers and various health professionals. In this context, successful collaboration is an important element of person-centred care, which is often insufficiently implemented. Consequences might be found in avoidable hospitalisations. The aim of the study is to develop a care concept to improve person-centred interprofessional collaboration for people receiving home care considering the perspectives of all person groups involved. METHODS AND ANALYSIS This study uses a mixed-methods design consisting of a literature review, several qualitative inquiries, a cross-sectional quantitative study and a final structured workshop. After a literature review (work package (WP) 1), we will explore the perspectives of people receiving home care (n=20), their relatives (n=20) and representatives of statutory health insurances (n=5) in semistructured interviews (WP2). Moreover, 100 individuals of each group (people receiving home care, relatives, registered nurses, general practitioners and therapists) involved in home care will answer a survey on collaboration that will be analysed descriptively (WP3). Additionally, monoprofessional focus groups (n=9) of registered nurses, general practitioners and therapists, respectively, will discuss current practices. Data will be analysed by qualitative content analysis. Best practice cases (n=8) will be analysed by a case-based qualitative content analysis based on data of observations of home visits and interviews (WP4). The findings of WP2 will be discussed in mixed focus groups (n=4) with 10 participants each (WP5). Considering the results of joint displays of WP3, WP4 and WP5, the interprofessional care concept and its implementation will be elaborated in an expert workshop (WP6). ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION Ethical approval was obtained from all ethics committees of the project partners. Study results will be disseminated through publications, conference presentations, student education and advanced training of health professionals. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER NCT05149937.
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- Britta Tetzlaff
- Department of General Practice and Primary Care, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of General Practice and Primary Care, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute for Social Medicine and Epidemiology, Nursing Research Unit, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute for Social Medicine and Epidemiology, Nursing Research Unit, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Nursing Science, Medical Faculty & University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Medical Statistics, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Chair of Organization and Corporate Development, Faculty of Business and Economics, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Chair of Organization and Corporate Development, Faculty of Business and Economics, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Health Economics and Health Services Research, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Health Economics and Health Services Research, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Kanzlei für Medizinrecht und Gesundheitsrecht Dr. Dr. Thomas Ruppel, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of General Practice, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of General Practice, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of General Practice, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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Dahlawi HH, Al Obaidellah MM, Rashid NA, Alotaibi AA, Al-Mussaed EM, Cheung MMM, Abuaish S, Cordero MAW. Defining Physician-Nurse Efforts toward Collaboration as Perceived by Medical Students. Healthcare (Basel) 2023; 11:1919. [PMID: 37444753 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare11131919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2023] [Revised: 06/23/2023] [Accepted: 06/26/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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Collaboration between physicians and nurses is essential to healthcare delivery and is associated with high-quality patient care, greater patient satisfaction, and better health outcomes. Hence, it is imperative that doctors and nurses have a particular set of interprofessional collaboration skills. This descriptive cross-sectional study assessed how medical students in the pre-clinical and clinical years perceived attitudes toward collaboration between physicians and nurses in a hospital setting. The Jefferson Scale of Attitude toward Physician-nurse Collaboration (JSAPNC) was reverse-translated into Arabic for the current study. The results showed a total JSAPNC mean score of 46.55, lower than other medical students in other universities. In general, the results of the study showed no significant difference in the total JSAPNC score among medical students when analyzed according to age, clinical exposure, and year level, except in the two factors of JSAPNC: shared education and teamwork (p = 0.038) and caring as opposed to curing (p = 0.043). The findings of this study suggest the necessity of integrating interprofessional education (IPE) across the medical school curriculum because, as future physicians, medical students would be well equipped to treat their patients in partnership with their nursing colleagues.
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- Hanan H Dahlawi
- Department of Basic Sciences, College of Medicine, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Basic Sciences, College of Medicine, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Basic Sciences, College of Medicine, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Basic Sciences, College of Medicine, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Basic Sciences, College of Medicine, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Arts and Sciences, Notre Dame of Dadiangas University, General Santos City 9500, Philippines
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- Department of Basic Sciences, College of Medicine, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Basic Sciences, College of Medicine, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia
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Yılmaz G, Kıran Ş, Bulut HK. The mediating role of nurse-physician collaboration in the effect of organizational commitment on turnover intention. J Interprof Care 2023; 37:66-72. [PMID: 34978245 DOI: 10.1080/13561820.2021.2004099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Despite extensive research having been carried out on nurse-physician collaboration, there remains a paucity of evidence on how collaboration interacts with organizational commitment and its effect on turnover intention. This study aims to determine the mediating role of nurse-physician collaboration on the effect of organizational commitment on turnover intention. We used a cross-sectional design based on voluntary paper surveys from the inpatient clinics of six public hospitals in the north of Turkey. Data including measures of nurse-physician collaboration, organizational commitment, and turnover intention were collected from a convenience sample of the nurses (n = 212) and physicians (n = 109). Pearson's correlation analysis was used to determine the relationships between variables, and the mediating effect was analyzed with PROCESS Macro "Model 4" for IBM SPSS. Statistical significance was specified at 95% confidence intervals and two-tailed P values of <0.05 for all tests. While most of the participants were nurses (66%), 34% were physicians. For both nurses and physicians, organizational commitment and nurse-physician collaboration negatively affected the turnover intention. However, the mediating role of nurse-physician collaboration was only significant for nurses (b = -0.025). The results demonstrate the importance of harmony, joint decision-making, and responsibility-sharing between nurses and physicians concerning dedication, engagement, and job satisfaction, especially for nurses.
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- Gökhan Yılmaz
- Department of Health Management, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
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- Department of Health Management, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey.,Department of Health Management, Sakarya University, Sakarya, Turkey
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- Department of Nursing, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
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Physician-Nurse and Nurse-Nurse Collaboration From the Perspective of Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Study. J Nurses Prof Dev 2023; 39:E8-E17. [PMID: 34516465 DOI: 10.1097/nnd.0000000000000779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The study aims to determine the physician-nurse and nurse-nurse collaboration levels of nurses and effective factors. A cross-sectional study was conducted with a sample of 477 nurses from five hospitals using a questionnaire. It was determined that the characteristics of working life explained 10% of the Nurse-Nurse Collaboration Scale and the regression model between variables and the Jefferson Scale of Attitudes Toward Physician-Nurse Collaboration was not statistically significant. Physician-nurse and nurse-nurse collaboration are affected by a variety of factors.
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Ganjitsuda K, Tagawa M, Tomihara K, Saiki T, Kikukawa M, Takamura A, Okazaki H, Matsuyama Y, Moriya R, Chiba H, Takagi Y, Setoyama H, Tokushige A, Yokoh H. Long-term clinical clerkship improves medical students' attitudes toward team collaboration. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL EDUCATION 2022; 13:274-286. [PMID: 36327444 PMCID: PMC9911282 DOI: 10.5116/ijme.633f.e97a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Accepted: 10/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To examine the related factors associated with medical students' attitudes toward team collaboration. METHODS This cross-sectional study targeted medical students, residents, and doctors. A survey was conducted from 2016 to 2017 using the Japanese version of the Jefferson Scale of Attitudes Toward Interprofessional Collaboration (JeffSATIC-J), which evaluated "working relationship" and "accountability." We analyzed 2409 questionnaire responses with JeffSATIC-J items and the gender item. Analysis of variance was used for factors associated with the JeffSATIC-J score and Spearman's rank correlation coefficient for the relationship between educational intervention and the JeffSATIC-J score. RESULTS First-year students' scores were the highest (F(2, 2045) = 13.42 to 18.87, p < .001), and female students' scores were significantly higher than those of male students (F(1, 2045) = 21.16 to 31.10, p < .001). For residents' scores, the institution was not a significant variable. Female "accountability" scores were significantly higher than those of males (F (1,108) = 4.95, p = .03). Gender was not a significant variable for doctors' scores. Sixth-year students' scores were significantly correlated with the length of clinical clerkship (r(5)=.78 to .96, p<.05), with the exception of females' "working relationship" scores. The medical school with the highest JeffSATIC-J scores had the longest clinical clerkship in the community. CONCLUSIONS These results indicate that long-term clinical clerkship in the community at higher grades is important in improving medical students' attitudes toward team collaboration. A qualitative study is required to confirm our findings.
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- Kazunori Ganjitsuda
- Center for Innovation in Medical and Dental Education, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Japan
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- Center for Innovation in Medical and Dental Education, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Japan
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Law, Economics, and Humanities, Kagoshima University, Japan
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- Medical Education Development Center, Gifu University, Japan
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- Department of Medical Education, Research and Development Center for Medical Education, Kitasato University, Japan
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- Department of Medical Education, Research and Development Center for Medical Education, Kitasato University, Japan
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- Center for Innovation in Medical and Dental Education, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Japan
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- Center for Innovation in Medical and Dental Education, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Japan
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Shields HM, Pelletier SR, Zambrotta ME. Agreement of Nurses' and Physicians' Attitudes on Collaboration During the Covid-19 Pandemic Using the Jefferson Scale of Attitudes Toward Physician-Nurse Collaboration. ADVANCES IN MEDICAL EDUCATION AND PRACTICE 2022; 13:905-912. [PMID: 36017249 PMCID: PMC9397425 DOI: 10.2147/amep.s370912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2022] [Accepted: 08/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Collaboration between physicians and nurses has been shown to lead to better patient outcomes. However, studies have shown differing physicians' and nurses' responses to survey questions about physician-nurse collaboration. We surveyed physicians and nurses during the Covid-19 pandemic for their attitudes toward collaboration. METHODS In August 2021, during the Covid-19 pandemic, we surveyed physicians and nurses throughout an urban, academic teaching hospital over a consecutive twenty-day period using the validated Jefferson Scale of Attitudes Toward Physician-Nurse Collaboration. Anonymous surveys were obtained from nurses and physicians on duty at the hospital. Demographic data from each survey included gender, age, profession of nurse or physician, degree, and specialization. RESULTS Four hundred and fifteen (415) unique paper surveys were collected from 308 nurses and 107 physicians over the twenty-day period. Five nurses and two physicians declined to complete the survey (1.6%). Using the Independent t-test of Means, total score and sub-scores were analyzed. Physicians and nurses scored the paper surveys in a similar manner. No statistically significant differences between the scores of physicians and nurses were found for any of the fifteen Jefferson Scale of Attitudes Toward Physician-Nurse Collaboration questions, except for the youngest age group (20-29-year-old) having a significantly more positive response to doctors being the dominant authority on all health matters (p-value=0.011). Gender and nursing degree did not make a significant difference. Surgical Specialties (167), Medical Specialties (196), Intensive Care Unit (21), and the Emergency Department (43) survey responses did not differ significantly from each other. CONCLUSION One and a half years into the Covid-19 pandemic, physicians and nurses at an urban, academic teaching hospital were in agreement with their responses on the validated Jefferson Scale of Attitudes Toward Physician-Nurse Collaboration. Our data may reflect a catalytic and positive effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on physician and nurse attitudes toward collaboration.
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- Helen M Shields
- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Office of Educational Quality Improvement, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Endris Y, W/Selassie M, Edmealem A, Ademe S, Yimam W, Zenebe Y. Nurse-Physician Inter-Professional Collaboration and Associated Factors at Public Hospitals in Dessie City, Amhara, Northeastern Ethiopia, 2021. J Multidiscip Healthc 2022; 15:1697-1708. [PMID: 35971397 PMCID: PMC9375560 DOI: 10.2147/jmdh.s373599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2022] [Accepted: 07/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Introduction Nurse–physician collaboration is an integral part of quality improvement in health care. Collaboration enables individuals to work together to achieve defined and common health purposes. There is limited evidence related to nurse–physician inter-professional collaboration and its associated factors in Ethiopia, particularly in Dessie city public hospitals. Objective To assess nurse–physician inter-professional collaboration and associated factors at public hospitals in Dessie city, Ethiopia, 2021. Methods An institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted among nurses and physicians at public hospitals in Dessie city. A self-administered questionnaire was used for data collection. Stratified simple random sampling techniques were used to select study participants proportional to the sample size allocation. The final sample size was 260 and allocated proportionally to Dessie Comprehensive Specialized Hospital and Boru Meda General Hospital. The data were entered and analyzed using EPI-data version 4.6 and SPSS version 26 software respectively. During analysis, p-values less than 0.25 in binary logistic regression were entered into multivariable logistic regression. Finally, p-values less than 0.05 in multi-variable logistic regression were considered statically significant. Results The mean score for inter-professional collaboration was 97.40 ± 19.6SD. In this study, inter-professional collaboration among nurses and physicians was 44.2%. This study showed that favorable attitude [AOR=3.205; CI: 1.781–5.766], respondents working in the gynecological department [AOR=0.210; CI: 0.052–0.849], satisfied organizational support [AOR=2.062; CI: 1.140–3.729] and urban residents [AOR=3.996; CI: 1.069–14.931] were factors associated with nurse–physician inter-professional collaboration. Conclusion In this study, nurse–physician inter-professional collaboration was low. Training on the importance of health teamwork, timely monitoring and evaluation of organizational support, and professional empowerment towards a favorable attitude of nurse–physician inter-professional collaboration shall be provided at hospital levels. Routine assessment and timely intervention of the gynecological department for nurse–physician inter-professional collaboration shall be done at hospital levels. Moreover, both quantitative and qualitative research shall be performed for future research.
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- Yimer Endris
- Department of Adult Health Nursing, Tropical College of Medicine, Dessie, Ethiopia
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- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health Nursing, Wollo University, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dessie, Ethiopia
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- Department of Comprehensive Nursing, Wollo University, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dessie, Ethiopia
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- Department of Comprehensive Nursing, Wollo University, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dessie, Ethiopia
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- Department of Comprehensive Nursing, Wollo University, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dessie, Ethiopia
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- Department of Psychiatry, Wollo University, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dessie, Ethiopia
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Interprofessional Precepting. J Nurses Prof Dev 2022; 38:302-307. [DOI: 10.1097/nnd.0000000000000860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Gradiski IP, Borovecki A, Ćurković M, San-Martín M, Delgado Bolton RC, Vivanco L. Burnout in International Medical Students: Characterization of Professionalism and Loneliness as Predictive Factors of Burnout. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19031385. [PMID: 35162399 PMCID: PMC8835401 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19031385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2021] [Revised: 01/14/2022] [Accepted: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND Burnout is a common mental problem in medical students. For those who are following medical studies abroad there is a higher risk of suffering this syndrome, due to the combination of academic stress and the stress derived from their new living situation. This study was performed with the purpose of testing the following hypothesis: in medical students enrolled in medical programs abroad, abilities associated with professionalism and family support play a protective role in the prevention of suffering burnout. METHODS A cross-sectional study was performed in the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Zagreb, where a fully English medical program is offered. The general version of the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI-GS) was used as a dependent variable, while Jefferson Scales of empathy, teamwork, and physician lifelong learning and the Social and Emotional Loneliness Scale for Adults were used as predictive variables. In addition, information related to sex, country of birth, native language, age, academic achievement, and living situation were collected in a socio-demographic form. Linear regression models were applied to identify predictors of burnout. RESULTS In a sample composed of 188 medical students (38 Croatians and 144 foreigners from 28 countries), 18% of the global score in the MBI-GS was explained by lifelong learning and family loneliness. A separate analysis for each domain of the MBI-GS allowed the creation of three models: the first model explained 19% of the variance of the "exhaustion" domain by "country of birth", "living with parents", "academic year", and "cynicism"; a second model explained 24% of the variance of the "cynicism" domain by "academic year", "empathy", "lifelong learning", and "exhaustion"; and finally, a third model explained 24% of the variance of the "professional efficacy" domain by "lifelong learning", "family loneliness", and "cynicism". All obtained models presented an effect size between medium and large, as well as matching the required conditions for statistical inference. CONCLUSIONS These findings confirm the important role that family plays as a source of support for medical students. Empathy and lifelong learning, two specific elements of medical professionalism, appear as protective factors in the prevention of burnout in international students.
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- Ivan P. Gradiski
- Department of Urgent Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Hospital Vrapče, 10090 Zagreb, Croatia
- Correspondence: (I.P.G.); (L.V.)
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- School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; (A.B.); (M.Ć.)
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- School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; (A.B.); (M.Ć.)
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- Department of Statistics and Operational Research, University of Granada, 52003 Melilla, Spain;
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging (Radiology) and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital San Pedro, 26006 Logroño, Spain;
- Platform of Bioethics and Medical Education, Centre for Biomedical Research of La Rioja, 26006 Logroño, Spain
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- Platform of Bioethics and Medical Education, Centre for Biomedical Research of La Rioja, 26006 Logroño, Spain
- National Centre of Documentation on Bioethics, Rioja Health Foundation, 26006 Logroño, Spain
- Correspondence: (I.P.G.); (L.V.)
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Berduzco-Torres N, Medina P, San-Martín M, Delgado Bolton RC, Vivanco L. Non-academic factors influencing the development of empathy in undergraduate nursing students: a cross-sectional study. BMC Nurs 2021; 20:245. [PMID: 34876108 PMCID: PMC8653543 DOI: 10.1186/s12912-021-00773-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2021] [Accepted: 11/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Empathy is described as a core competence of nursing. There is abundant research evidence supporting that empathy varies according to personal characteristics and targeted training. The aim of this study was to characterize non-academic factors (personal and environmental) influencing the development of empathy in undergraduate nursing studies who are not receiving a targeted training in empathetic abilities in their nursing schools. METHODS A cross-sectional study was performed in the three nursing schools located in Cusco city, Peru (two private and one public). The Jefferson Scales of Empathy, Attitudes toward Physician-Nurse Collaboration, and Lifelong Learning, the Emotional Loneliness Scale for Adults, and the Scale of Life Satisfaction, were applied as the main measures. Also, information regarding gender, nursing school, and age, were collected. After psychometric properties were assessed, all measures were used in the development of a multivariate regression model to characterize factors of influence in empathy. RESULTS In a sample composed by 700 undergraduate nursing students (72 males and 628 females), a multivariate linear regression model was created. This model explained the 53% of variance of empathy and fitted all conditions necessary for inference estimations. Teamwork abilities, loneliness, age, sex, subjective well-being, and nursing school, appeared as factors influencing the development of empathy in patients' care. CONCLUSIONS Findings have indicated that, in absence of a targeted training, individual characteristics and characteristics associated with social and family environments play an important role of influence in the development of empathy in nursing students. These findings are also in consonance with others previously reported in different cultural settings including high-, middle- and low-income countries.
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- Nancy Berduzco-Torres
- Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad del Cusco, Av. de La Cultura 773, 08000, Cusco, Peru
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- Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad del Cusco, Av. de La Cultura 773, 08000, Cusco, Peru
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- Hospital Universitario San Pedro, C/Piqueras 98, 26006, Logroño, Spain
- Centro Nacional de Documentación en Bioética, C/Piqueras 98, 26006, Logroño, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica de La Rioja (CIBIR), C/ Piqueras 98, La Rioja, 26006, Logroño, Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Documentación en Bioética, C/Piqueras 98, 26006, Logroño, Spain.
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica de La Rioja (CIBIR), C/ Piqueras 98, La Rioja, 26006, Logroño, Spain.
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Tarhan M, Doğan P, Kürklü A. Nurse-physician collaboration, intention to leave job, and professional commitment among new graduate nurses. Nurs Forum 2021; 57:252-259. [PMID: 34816441 DOI: 10.1111/nuf.12672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2021] [Revised: 10/18/2021] [Accepted: 11/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND The quality of communication and collaboration with colleagues, managers, and physicians affects the intention to leave a job and the profession for new graduate nurses (NGNs). New graduates have difficulties communicating and collaborating with physicians, especially. AIM This study aimed to determine the relationship between the attitudes of nurse-physician collaboration and the levels of intention to leave the current job and professional commitment among NGNs. METHODOLOGY This descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out with 231 NGNs in four private hospitals affiliated with an university. Data were collected by using a self-administered questionnaire, including a personal information form, the Jefferson Scale of Attitudes towards Physician-Nurse Collaboration, Intention to Leave Scale, and Nursing Professional Commitment Scale. Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics, and Spearman's rank correlation coefficients. RESULTS NGNs had a high positive attitude towards nurse-physician collaboration with a median score of 49 (45-54). The professional commitment of NGNs was high level with a median score of 75 (69-86). The intention to leave the current job median score was 3 (2.3-3.6) out of 5. There was a statistically significant correlation between attitudes towards nurse-physician collaboration and the levels of intention to leave the current job (rs = -0.22; p < 0.01) and professional commitment (rs = 0.42; p < 0.01). CONCLUSION The results showed that improving NGNs' attitudes towards nurse-physician collaboration increases the professional commitment and reduces turnover intention.
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- Merve Tarhan
- Deparmant of Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, Medipol University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Deparmant of Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, Medipol University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Deparmant of Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, Bahcesehir University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Viruez-Soto J, Delgado Bolton RC, San-Martín M, Vivanco L. Inter-Professional Collaboration and Occupational Well-Being of Physicians Who Work in Adverse Working Conditions. Healthcare (Basel) 2021; 9:healthcare9091210. [PMID: 34574984 PMCID: PMC8467586 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare9091210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2021] [Revised: 08/30/2021] [Accepted: 09/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Inter-professional collaboration, empathy and lifelong learning, components of medical professionalism, have been associated with occupational well-being in physicians. However, it is not clear whether this role persists in adverse working conditions. This study was performed to assess whether this is the case. These three abilities, and the self-perception of somatization, exhaustion and work alienation, were measured in a sample of 60 physicians working in a hospital declared to be in an institutional emergency. A multiple regression model explained 40% of the variability of exhaustion, with a large effect size (Cohen’s-f2 = 0.64), based on a linear relationship with teamwork (p = 0.01), and more dedication to academic (p < 0.001) and management activities (p < 0.003). Neither somatization nor alienation were predicted by empathy or lifelong learning abilities. Somatization, exhaustion, or alienation scores either explained empathy, inter-professional collaboration or lifelong learning scores. These findings indicate that, in adverse working environments, physicians with a greater sense of inter-professional collaboration or performing multi-task activities are more exposed to suffering exhaustion.
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- José Viruez-Soto
- Department of Health Service, Government of La Paz, La Paz 12087, Bolivia;
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging (Radiology) and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital San Pedro and Centre for Biomedical Research of La Rioja (CIBIR), 26006 Logroño, Spain;
- Platform of Bioethics and Medical Education, Centre for Biomedical Research of La Rioja, 26006 Logroño, Spain
- National Centre of Documentation on Bioethics, Rioja Health Foundation, 26006 Logroño, Spain
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- Department of Statistics and Operational Research, University of Granada, 52003 Melilla, Spain;
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- Platform of Bioethics and Medical Education, Centre for Biomedical Research of La Rioja, 26006 Logroño, Spain
- National Centre of Documentation on Bioethics, Rioja Health Foundation, 26006 Logroño, Spain
- Faculty of Health Sciences, European Atlantic University, 39011 Santander, Spain
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +34-94-127-8770 (ext. 770); Fax: +34-94-127-8887
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Hlongwa P, Rispel LC. Interprofessional collaboration among health professionals in cleft lip and palate treatment and care in the public health sector of South Africa. HUMAN RESOURCES FOR HEALTH 2021; 19:25. [PMID: 33639981 PMCID: PMC7912817 DOI: 10.1186/s12960-021-00566-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2020] [Accepted: 02/18/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Collaboration among different categories of health professionals is essential for quality patient care, especially for individuals with cleft lip and palate (CLP). This study examined interprofessional collaboration (IPC) among health professionals in all CLP specialised centres in South Africa's public health sector. METHODS During 2017, a survey was conducted among health professionals at all the specialised CLP centres in South Africa's public health sector. Following informed consent, each member of the CLP team completed a self-administered questionnaire on IPC, using the Interprofessional Competency Framework Self-Assessment Tool. The IPC questionnaire consists of seven domains with 51 items: care expertise (8 items); shared power (4 items); collaborative leadership (10 items); shared decision-making (2 items); optimising professional role and scope (10 items); effective group function (9 items); and competent communication (8 items). STATA®13 was used to analyse the data. Descriptive analysis of participants and overall mean scores were computed for each domain and analysed using ANOVA. All statistical tests were conducted at 5% significance level. RESULTS We obtained an 87% response rate, and 52 participants completed the questionnaire. The majority of participants were female 52% (n = 27); with a mean age of 41.9 years (range 22-72). Plastic surgeons accounted for 38.5% of all study participants, followed by speech therapists (23.1%), and professional nurses (9.6%). The lowest mean score of 2.55 was obtained for effective group function (SD + -0.50), and the highest mean score of 2.92 for care expertise (SD + -0.37). Explanatory factor analysis showed that gender did not influence IPC, but category of health professional predicted scores on the five categories of shared power (p = 0.01), collaborative leadership (p = 0.04), optimising professional role and scope (p = 0.03), effective group function (p = 0.01) and effective communication (p = 0.04). CONCLUSION The seven IPC categories could be used as a guide to develop specific strategies to enhance IPC among CLP teams. Institutional support and leadership combined with patient-centred, continuing professional development in multi-disciplinary meetings will also enrich IPC.
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- Phumzile Hlongwa
- School of Oral Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
- School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Centre for Health Policy & SARChI Chair, School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Kaifi A, Tahir MA, Ibad A, Shahid J, Anwar M. Attitudes of nurses and physicians toward nurse-physician interprofessional collaboration in different hospitals of Islamabad-Rawalpindi Region of Pakistan. J Interprof Care 2021; 35:863-868. [PMID: 33430669 DOI: 10.1080/13561820.2020.1853079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Interprofessional collaboration (IPC) is crucial to efficient patient management in the modern healthcare setting. We sought to determine the attitudes of physicians and nurses working in different hospitals in the Islamabad-Rawalpindi region of Pakistan. We employed the Jefferson Scale of Attitudes toward Physician-Nurse Collaboration (JSAPNC), a 15-item questionnaire that quantifies these attitudes in a meaningful way. Higher scores indicate a more positive attitude toward IPC. Four domains (shared education and teamwork, caring vs. curing, nurses' autonomy, and physicians' dominance) represent the intricate factors that influence IPC in a hospital setting. A total of 374 healthcare professionals responded. Nurses had significantly better opinions about IPC compared to physicians (mean: 50.81 vs. 47.48, p<.01). Nurses also outscored physicians in all four domains of the JSAPNC (education and collaboration 24.87 vs. 23.72 p<.001, caring vs. curing 10.88 vs. 9.42 p<.001, nurse's autonomy 10.89 vs. 10.51 p=.004, and physician's authority 4.17 vs. 3.82 p=.044). The results show that nurses in Pakistan value IPC more than their physician colleagues. Inculcating the importance of IPC through educational methods might help improve these attitudes.
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- Abdullah Kaifi
- Final Year Medical Student, Shifa College of Medicine, Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Final Year Medical Student, Shifa College of Medicine, Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Final Year Medical Student, Shifa College of Medicine, Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Final Year Medical Student, Shifa College of Medicine, Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Final Year Medical Student, Shifa College of Medicine, Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Hossny EK, Sabra HE. The attitudes of healthcare professionals towards nurse-physician collaboration. Nurs Open 2020; 8:1406-1416. [PMID: 33378598 PMCID: PMC8046133 DOI: 10.1002/nop2.756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2020] [Revised: 09/13/2020] [Accepted: 10/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Aims The current study aims to examine the attitudes of healthcare professionals towards nurse–physician collaboration and to explore the level of satisfaction concerning the quality of collaboration among them. Design A descriptive comparative study design was used to demonstrate attitudes of 338 participants (158 internship nurses, 139 nurses and 41 physicians) working in intensive care units, surgical department and medical department. Methods Two instruments were used, socio‐demographic data sheet and Jefferson scale of attitude towards nurse–physician collaboration (JSANPC), it consisted of 15 items under 4 dimensions. Results The internship nurses have the high score (38.6%) in poor level of satisfaction regarding quality of collaboration between nurses and physicians comparing to staff nurses and physicians. Physicians are satisfied (61%) with the level of collaboration between them and nurses. Staff nurses have the high positive attitude (48.45 (4.03)) towards collaboration between nurses and physicians comparing to physicians and internship nurses. Conclusion Internship nurses were not satisfied with the level of collaboration between nurses and physicians.
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- Eman Kamel Hossny
- Nursing Administration Department, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
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- Nursing Administration Department, Faculty of Nursing, South Valley University, Quena, Egypt
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López-Morales H, Rivera-Diaz E, Ore-Zuñiga A, Vera-Portilla A, San-Martín M, Delgado Bolton RC, Vivanco L. Positive Impact of Professionalism on the Perception of Global Well-Being: A Study in Healthcare Professionals Starting Their First Working Experience in Peruvian Rural Areas. Front Public Health 2020; 8:575774. [PMID: 33425834 PMCID: PMC7786433 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.575774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2020] [Accepted: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Introduction: In Peru, recently graduated physicians and nurses who are willing to start working in the public healthcare system, first have to work in their newly acquired profession in the programme denominated "Servicio Rural Urbano y Marginal de Salud" (SERUMS). The SERUMS programme is a 1-year contract in rural areas of the country. The aim of this study was to confirm the following hypothesis: the development of abilities associated to professionalism has a positive effect on the perception of global well-being in the professionals beginning SERUMS. Material and methods: In the study two cohorts of medical and nursing professionals that started SERUMS in 2017 and 2019 were included. The perception of global well-being and general health condition were measured with the Scale of Life Satisfaction (SWLS) and the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28), respectively. Professionalism was measured using Jefferson's scales of empathy (JSE), teamwork (JSAPNC), and lifelong learning (JeffSPLL). An analysis in phases using the R language was applied to develop a multiple regression model that would explain the lineal relationship between the global perception of well-being and the studied variables. Results: The study sample included 303 professionals (108 men and 195 women) with a mean age of 26 years, ranging from 22 to 39 years (SD = 4). Based on their profession, 230 were medical doctors and 67 were nurses. The multiple regression model evidenced that age (p < 0.001), social dysfunction (p < 0.001), severe depression (p < 0.001), and inter-professional collaborative work abilities (p < 0.001) explain 38% of the variability in the global perception of well-being. Moreover, a second model explained 44% of the variability in the inter-professional collaborative work abilities based on a lineal relationship with empathy (p < 0.001), lifelong learning (p < 0.001), and future professional orientation (p = 0.01). Both models complied with the necessary conditions for statistic inference and showed large effect sizes. Conclusions: These findings confirm that professionalism has an important role in improving the global well-being of the professionals initiating SERUMS. This influence is direct in the case of inter-professional collaborative work, whereas it is indirect in the case of empathy and lifelong learning.
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- Faculty of Medicine, National University of San Agustin, Arequipa, Peru
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- Faculty of Medicine, National University of San Agustin, Arequipa, Peru
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging (Radiology) and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital San Pedro, Logroño, Spain
- Platform of Bioethics and Medical Education, Centre for Biomedical Research of La Rioja (CIBIR), Logroño, Spain
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- Platform of Bioethics and Medical Education, Centre for Biomedical Research of La Rioja (CIBIR), Logroño, Spain
- National Centre of Documentation on Bioethics, Rioja Health Foundation, Logroño, Spain
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Melkamu E, Yetwale A. Attitude of nurses and midwives towards collaborative care with physicians in Jimma University medical center, Jimma, South West Ethiopia. HUMAN RESOURCES FOR HEALTH 2020; 18:94. [PMID: 33267832 PMCID: PMC7709320 DOI: 10.1186/s12960-020-00531-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Good attitude on collaborative care between nurses and midwives with physicians is crucial for better team working. This further enables those vital health care professionals to provide quality and improved care for their clients. OBJECTIVE To assess the attitude of nurses and midwives towards collaborative care with physicians in Jimma University medical center, Jimma, South West Ethiopia. METHODOLOGY The institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted from March 20 to April 8, 2019, using a semi-structured and standardized questionnaire. Study units were selected by simple random sampling using the lottery method. A total of 410 participants were included in the study. Data were entered into Epi data version 4.2 and exported to statistical packages for social sciences version 23 for cleaning and further analysis. Descriptive statistics were presented with tables, figures, and narratives. The level of significance was set at a p value of less than 0.05 in multivariable logistic regression. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION More than five out of ten, 234 (57.2%) of participants had a good (good attitude is defined in the operational definition section of methodology) attitude towards collaborative care with physicians, and the rest 175 (42.8%) poor attitude toward it. Participants had the highest median score in the shared education and teamwork (26.0) subscale and midwives were found to have higher mean rank scores compared to nurses. It was only in the nurse's/midwife's autonomy subscale that a statistically significant difference was found (Z = - 2.92, p value = 0.003). More generally, more than have of the participants had a good attitude on providing care collaboratively with physicians, though a significant proportion of nurses and midwives also rate collaborative care provision with physicians as poor. RECOMMENDATIONS The findings of this study suggested that interventions are needed to be taken to improve nurse's and midwife's attitudes on the provision of collaborative care with physicians. Enhancement of shared education, cooperation rather than dominance and caring attitude are all vital. These all could in turn enhance the quality of care provided for clients.
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- Eneyew Melkamu
- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Health, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Health, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia
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Yu J, Lee W, Kim M, Choi S, Lee S, Kim S, Jung Y, Kwak D, Jung H, Lee S, Lee YJ, Hyun SJ, Kang Y, Kim SM, Lee J. Effectiveness of simulation-based interprofessional education for medical and nursing students in South Korea: a pre-post survey. BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION 2020; 20:476. [PMID: 33243233 PMCID: PMC7691096 DOI: 10.1186/s12909-020-02395-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2020] [Accepted: 11/19/2020] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Effective collaboration and communication among health care team members are critical for providing safe medical care. Interprofessional education aims to instruct healthcare students how to learn with, from, and about healthcare professionals from different occupations to encourage effective collaboration to provide safe and high-quality patient care. The purpose of this study is to confirm the effectiveness of Interprofessional education by comparing students' attitudes toward interprofessional learning before and after simulation-based interprofessional education, the perception of teamwork and collaboration between physicians and nurses, and the self-reported competency differences among students in interprofessional practice. METHODS The survey responses from 37 5th-year medical students and 38 4th-year nursing students who participated in an interprofessional education program were analyzed. The Attitude Towards Teamwork in Training Undergoing Designed Educational Simulation scale, the Jefferson Scale of Attitudes Toward Physician-Nurse Collaboration, and the Interprofessional Education Collaborative competency scale were used for this study. The demographic distribution of the study participants was obtained, and the perception differences before and after participation in interprofessional education between medical and nursing students were analyzed. RESULTS After interprofessional education, student awareness of interprofessional learning and self-competency in interprofessional practice improved. Total scores for the Jefferson Scale of Attitudes Toward Physician-Nurse Collaboration did not change significantly among medical students but increased significantly among nursing students. Additionally, there was no significant change in the perception of the role of other professions among either medical or nursing students. CONCLUSIONS We observed an effect of interprofessional education on cultivating self-confidence and recognizing the importance of interprofessional collaboration between medical professions. It can be inferred that exposure to collaboration situations through Interprofessional education leads to a positive perception of interprofessional learning. However, even after their interprofessional education experience, existing perceptions of the role of other professional groups in the collaboration situation did not change, which shows the limitations of a one-time short-term program. This suggests that efforts should be made to ensure continuous exposure to social interaction experiences with other professions.
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- Jihye Yu
- Office of Medical Education, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea
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- College of Nursing, Taegu Science University, Daegu, South Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea
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- Ajou Center for Clinical Excellence, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea
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- College of Nursing, Taegu Science University, Daegu, South Korea
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- College of Nursing, Taegu Science University, Daegu, South Korea
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- College of Nursing, Taegu Science University, Daegu, South Korea
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- College of Nursing, Taegu Science University, Daegu, South Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea.
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Fernández-Rodríguez LJ, Bardales-Zuta VH, San-Martín M, Delgado Bolton RC, Vivanco L. Empathy Enhancement Based on a Semiotics Training Program: A Longitudinal Study in Peruvian Medical Students. Front Psychol 2020; 11:567663. [PMID: 33192851 PMCID: PMC7658416 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.567663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2020] [Accepted: 10/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Background Empathy, as a core element of medical professionalism, is part of leadership in medicine. This attribute, predominantly cognitive, involves understanding and communication capacity. Empathy can be enhanced with courses on medical semiotics. It appears adequate to apply this enhancement in the early stages of professional training. Based on this, this study was performed with the purpose of demonstrating the positive effect that an academic course on medical semiotics has on the development of empathy in medical students. Methods A quasi-experimental study was conducted in one School of Medicine in Peru, where medical students had to attend a 17-week course on medical semiotics as part of their regular training. The sample, composed by 269 students, included two cohorts of third-year medical students. As main measures, the Jefferson Scales of Empathy (JSE), inter-professional collaboration (JSAPNC), and lifelong learning (JeffSPLL), were used. In addition, students’ scores evaluating theoretical and practical aspects of the course were collected once the course was finished. Pre- and post-tests were administered in week 1 and in week 17. Analyses compared measures in both moments and in time. Inter-professional collaboration and lifelong learning scores and empathy scores were used as discriminant and convergent validity measures of students’ course scores, respectively. Results Gender differences on empathy appeared, but only at the beginning. In the entire sample, empathy enhancement was confirmed in time (p < 0.001), with a large effect size (r = 0.45). This effect was also observed in both gender groups, separately. On the contrary, no changes appeared in inter-professional collaboration and in lifelong learning abilities in time. In addition, a positive correlation was observed among empathy, inter-professional collaboration and lifelong learning abilities at the beginning and at the end, confirming that the improvement observed was specific for empathy and explained by the educational intervention assessed. Conclusion These findings bring empiric evidence supporting the positive effect that training in medical semiotics has on empathy. In addition, these findings highlight some gender differences in the development of empathy in medical students.
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging (Radiology) and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital San Pedro, Logroño, Spain.,Platform of Bioethics and Medical Education, Centre for Biomedical Research of La Rioja (CIBIR), Logroño, Spain.,National Centre of Documentation on Bioethics, Rioja Health Foundation, Logro o, Spain
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- Platform of Bioethics and Medical Education, Centre for Biomedical Research of La Rioja (CIBIR), Logroño, Spain.,National Centre of Documentation on Bioethics, Rioja Health Foundation, Logro o, Spain
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Berduzco-Torres N, Medina P, Choquenaira-Callañaupa B, San-Martín M, Delgado Bolton RC, Vivanco L. Family Loneliness: Its Effects in the Development of Empathy, Teamwork and Lifelong Learning Abilities in Medical Students. Front Psychol 2020; 11:2046. [PMID: 33013515 PMCID: PMC7461979 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.02046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2020] [Accepted: 07/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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CONTEXT Family offers an important source of social support where individuals acquire social abilities that are necessary to create positive human relationships. This influence has been discussed by different sociological and psychological theories along the life span of individuals. In medicine, empathy, teamwork, and lifelong learning have been described as specific elements of professionalism that have special importance in the interaction with patients and in physicians' well-being at the workplace. This study was performed with the aim of demonstrating the following hypothesis: In the absence of specific training in empathy and teamwork and lifelong learning abilities, their development in medical students is associated with the students' perception of loneliness from their family environment. METHODS A cross-sectional study was performed in the only two medical schools of Cusco (Peru), one private and the other public. Jefferson Scales of Empathy, Teamwork, and Lifelong Learning were used as the main measures. Mother-son and father-son relationships and family loneliness were measured to characterize the family environment. In addition, information related to sex, medical school, academic achievements, and place of origin were collected to control possible biases. Comparative, correlation, and multiple regression analyses were performed among the variables studied. RESULTS In a sample of 818 medical students, differences by school appeared in empathy, teamwork, lifelong learning, and family loneliness. In addition, family loneliness showed an inverse correlation with empathy, teamwork, and learning measures. While having a positive relationship with the mother was associated with a greater development of empathy and learning abilities in the entire sample, a similar effect was observed in father-son relationships, but only in the private medical school group. Finally, in the public medical group, a multiple regression model explained 43% of the variability of empathy based on a lineal relationship with teamwork (p < 0.001), lifelong learning (p < 0.001), and family loneliness (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION These findings confirm how family loneliness is detrimental to the development of medical professionalism. Also, they support the important role that the family, and especially parents, plays in the development of empathy, teamwork, and abilities in medical students. Finally, these findings highlighted important differences among students enrolled in public and private medical schools.
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- Nancy Berduzco-Torres
- Escuela Profesional de Enfermería, Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad del Cusco, Cusco, Peru
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- Escuela Profesional de Enfermería, Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad del Cusco, Cusco, Peru
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- Departamento de Estadística e Investigación Operativa, Universidad de Granada, Melilla, Spain
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- Servicio de Medicina Nuclear, Centro de Investigación Biomédica de La Rioja (CIBIR), Logroño, Spain
- Plataforma de Bioética y Educación Médica, Centro de Investigación Biomédica de La Rioja (CIBIR), Logroño, Spain
- Centro Nacional de Documentación en Bioética, Fundacion Rioja Salud, Logroño, Spain
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- Plataforma de Bioética y Educación Médica, Centro de Investigación Biomédica de La Rioja (CIBIR), Logroño, Spain
- Centro Nacional de Documentación en Bioética, Fundacion Rioja Salud, Logroño, Spain
- Area de Salud, Nutrición y Bioética, Fundación Universitaria Iberoamericana (FUNIBER), Barcelona, Spain
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Wang J, Guo J, Wang Y, Yan D, Liu J, Zhang Y, Hu X. Use of profession-role exchange in an interprofessional student team-based community health service-learning experience. BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION 2020; 20:212. [PMID: 32615962 PMCID: PMC7331151 DOI: 10.1186/s12909-020-02127-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2020] [Accepted: 06/25/2020] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND During interprofessional clinical practice, compared to understanding of one's own professional role and function, it might be more difficult to clarify the roles and contributions of the other health-care team members because of the inter-professional barrier. In order to provide students the opportunity for real experience with other professions in team environments and enhance their perceptions of other professions' roles, this study developed a comprehensive and multi-dimension extracurricular interprofessional education (IPE) model through designing and integrating a profession-role exchange component, that was medical students as pharmacists or nurses, pharmacy students as physicians or nurses, and nursing students as physicians or pharmacists in the interprofessional health-care student team, into the service learning experience in a real community setting. METHODS In this pre/post-intervention study, the effect of integrated profession-role exchange experiences on the students' attitudes towards interprofessional collaboration and their role clarification was evaluated among 60 student volunteers (20 medical students, 20 pharmacy students and 20 nursing students). All involved students were divided into the profession-role exchange intervention group and the control group. Subjects in the control group did not participate the profession-role exchange experiences, the other IPE procedures were the same for both groups. Three survey instruments for attitudes toward interprofessional clinical collaboration were respectively used to measure the students' attitudes toward physician-pharmacist, physician-nurse and nurse-pharmacist collaborations. "Roles and responsibilities" subscale of Readiness for Interprofessional Learning Scale was used to evaluate the overall role clarification during IPE. RESULTS Compared to the control IPE activity, the addition of profession-role exchange component resulted in the significant increase in students' positive attitudes towards interprofessional collaboration, and the enhancement of students' role awareness. CONCLUSIONS The profession-role exchange might be more effective and better initiate students to the practice of interprofessional collaboration, and could be used as an effective IPE tool for improving the role awareness of health-care students.
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- Jun Wang
- College of Medicine, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
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- College of Medicine, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- College of Medicine, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- College of Medicine, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- College of Medicine, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- College of Medicine, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- College of Medicine, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
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Cerritelli F, Consorti G, van Dun PLS, Esteves JE, Sciomachen P, Valente M, Lacorte E, Vanacore N. The Italian Osteopathic Practitioners Estimates and RAtes (OPERA) study: How osteopaths work. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0235539. [PMID: 32615581 PMCID: PMC7332305 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0235539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2019] [Accepted: 06/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The scope of practice of the osteopathic profession in Italy is underreported. The first part of the present study investigated the Italian osteopaths' profile, focusing on the socio-demographic information and geographical distribution together with the main characteristics of their education. The OPERA-IT study highlighted that the majority of respondents declared to work as sole practitioners (58.4%), while the remaining declared to work as part of a team. Since teamwork and networking are recognized as fundamental aspects of healthcare, the present study aims to compare the osteopathic practice, diagnostic and treatment modalities of osteopaths who work as a sole practitioner and osteopaths who work as part of a team to highlight possible differences. Moreover, patients' characteristics will be presented. The OPERA-IT study population was chosen to provide a representative sample. A web campaign was set up to inform the Italian osteopaths before the beginning of the study. The OPERA IT study used a previously tested questionnaire. The questionnaire was translated into Italian following the World Health Organization recommendation. The questionnaire was composed of 57 items grouped in five sections, namely: socio-demographics, osteopathic education and training, working profile, organization, and management of the clinical practice and patient profile. The survey was delivered online through a dedicated platform. The survey was completed by 4,816 individuals. Osteopaths who work as sole practitioners represented the majority of the sample (n = 2814; 58.4%). Osteopaths who work as part of a team declared to collaborate mostly with physiotherapists (n = 1121; 23.3%), physicians with speciality (n = 1040; 21.6%), and other osteopaths (n = 943; 19.6%). The two groups showed heterogeneous characteristics. Significative differences were observed in all the factors, namely: geographical distribution, age, gender, training, working contract and working place, daily consultations and time for each consultation, fees, and the average waiting period to book an appointment. The principal component analysis supported a ten-component model and explained 80.5% of the total variance. The analysis showed that osteopaths working as sole practitioners have an increased probability (OR = 0.91; CI 95%: 0.88-0.94; p<0.01) of using systemic diagnostic and treatment techniques and have distinct clinical features with higher probability (OR = 0.92; 0.88-0.96; p<0.01) of spending less time with patients, being paid less but treating a higher number of patients per week. The most represented patients' age groups were 41-64 years old (n = 4452; 92.4%) and 21-40 years old (n = 4291; 89.1%). Similarly, the most reported new patients' age groups were 41-64 years old (n = 4221; 87.7%) and 21-40 years old (n = 3364; 69.9%). The most common presenting complaints were back pain, neck pain, cervical radiculopathy, sciatica, shoulder pain, and headaches. Osteopathic practice in Italy seems to be characterised by interprofessional collaboration, mostly with physiotherapists. Our results highlighted two different profiles in terms of sociodemographic characteristics and work modalities between osteopaths who work as sole practitioners and those who work as part of a team. Although according to the respondents, people of all ages consult Italian osteopaths, the majority of patients are adults. Most of them have been referred to osteopathy by other patients or acquaintances. Patients seek osteopathic care mostly for musculoskeletal related complaints.
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- Francesco Cerritelli
- Clinical-based Human Research Department, Foundation COME Collaboration, Pescara, Italy
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- Clinical-based Human Research Department, Foundation COME Collaboration, Pescara, Italy
- Research Department of the Centre pour l’Etude, la Recherche et la Diffusion Osteopathiques (C.E.R.D.O.), Rome, Italy
- Registro degli Osteopati d’Italia, Milan, Italy
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- Gulf National Centre, Foundation COME Collaboration, Riyadh, KSA
- University College of Osteopathy, London, United Kingdom
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- Clinical-based Human Research Department, Foundation COME Collaboration, Pescara, Italy
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Melkamu E, Woldemariam S, Haftu A. Inter-professional collaboration of nurses and midwives with physicians and associated factors in Jimma University specialized teaching hospital, Jimma, south West Ethiopia, 2019: cross sectional study. BMC Nurs 2020; 19:33. [PMID: 32351325 PMCID: PMC7183687 DOI: 10.1186/s12912-020-00426-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2019] [Accepted: 04/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background Inter-professional collaboration between professionals is crucial in health care where most of the activities are undertaken in a team. One of these collaborations is the collaboration of nurses and midwives with physicians. The main objective of this study was to assess interprofessional collaboration of nurses and midwives with physicians and associated factors at Jimma University specialized teaching hospital from March 20 to April 8, 2019. Methods An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 358 nurses and 52 midwives who are working in Jimma University Specialized teaching hospital using a structured self-administered questionnaire. Study units were selected by simple random sampling using the lottery method. The result was summarized using descriptive statistics and statements. The level of significance was set at a p < 0.05. Result The overall response rate was 99.76%. Around two-third, 66.7% (n = 273) of participants had a satisfactory inter-professional collaboration with physicians and 238 (58.2%) had good relationship with physicians. Again 234 (57.2%) of participants had a favorable attitude towards interprofessional collaboration with physicians. Moreover, statistical significance was obtained on the relationship of participants with physicians (p = 0.000), the experience of disruptive behavior (p = 0.000), attitude towards interprofessional collaboration with physicians (p = 0.000) and occupational status (p = 0.001). Conclusion The majority of the participants had a satisfactory inter-professional collaboration with physicians and four of the many possible factors under consideration were finally found statistically significant. Again, it was revealed that nurses and midwives did not significantly differ in their inter-professional collaboration with physicians.
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- Eneyew Melkamu
- 1School of nursing and midwifery, college of health sciences, Jimma University, P.O.Box:378, Jimma, Ethiopia
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- 2Department of midwifery, college of health sciences, Mekelle University, P.O.Box:231, Mekelle, Ethiopia
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- 2Department of midwifery, college of health sciences, Mekelle University, P.O.Box:231, Mekelle, Ethiopia
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Berduzco-Torres N, Choquenaira-Callañaupa B, Medina P, Chihuantito-Abal LA, Caballero S, Gallegos E, San-Martín M, Delgado Bolton RC, Vivanco L. Factors Related to the Differential Development of Inter-Professional Collaboration Abilities in Medicine and Nursing Students. Front Psychol 2020; 11:432. [PMID: 32292364 PMCID: PMC7135885 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2019] [Accepted: 02/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Introduction For physicians and nurses, teamwork involves a set of communication and social skills, and specific training in interdisciplinary work in order to be able to work together cooperatively, sharing responsibilities, solving problems, and making decisions to carry out actions centered on patients' care. Recent studies demonstrate that in the absence of targeted interdisciplinary educational programs, the development of teamwork abilities is sensitive to the influence of the dominant work environment. The purpose of this study was to characterize the role that environmental and individual factors play in the development of teamwork in environments with a dominant hierarchical work model. Methods Questionnaires were distributed to 1,880 undergraduate students (980 medicine students and 900 nursing students) from three universities of Cusco city (Peru). The Jefferson Scale of Attitudes toward Physician-Nurse Collaboration was used as the main variable. The Jefferson Scales of Empathy and Lifelong Learning, the Social and Emotional Loneliness Scale for Adults, the Scale of Life Satisfaction, sex, discipline, age, and academic semester were used as explanatory variables. After calculating internal reliability and normality of the main measures, descriptive, comparative, and correlation analyses were performed to determine variables influencing the teamwork score. Results A total of 1,518 (81%) surveys were returned fully completed. Adequate reliability was confirmed in all instruments. In the sample, nursing students showed greater inter-professional collaborative abilities than medicine students (p < 0.001). This attitudinal gap was higher in advanced semesters. A three-way ANOVA indicated differences in teamwork were associated with discipline (p < 0.001), sex (p < 0.01), and university (p < 0.001). However, main effects were associated only with discipline (η p2 = 0.14). Teamwork showed an inverse correlation with loneliness (ρ = -0.28; p < 0.001) and a positive correlation with empathy (ρ = + 0.49; p < 0.001) and lifelong learning (ρ = + 0.48; p < 0.001). Teamwork positively correlated with life satisfaction only in the medicine student group (ρ = + 0.15; p < 0.001). Conclusion These findings bring new evidence to support the main effect that social environments, in the absence of targeted interdisciplinary educational programs, play in the development of teamwork.
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- Nancy Berduzco-Torres
- Escuela Profesional de Enfermería, Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad del Cusco, Cusco, Peru
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- Escuela Profesional de Enfermería, Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad del Cusco, Cusco, Peru
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- Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Andina del Cusco, Cusco, Peru
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- Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Andina del Cusco, Cusco, Peru
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- Departamento de Estadística e Investigación Operativa, Universidad de Granada, Melilla, Spain
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- Servicio de Medicina Nuclear, Centro de Investigación Biomédica de La Rioja (CIBIR), Logroño, Spain
- Plataforma de Bioética y Educación Médica, Centro de Investigación Biomédica de La Rioja (CIBIR), Logroño, Spain
- Centro Nacional de Documentación en Bioética, Fundacion Rioja Salud, Logroño, Spain
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- Plataforma de Bioética y Educación Médica, Centro de Investigación Biomédica de La Rioja (CIBIR), Logroño, Spain
- Centro Nacional de Documentación en Bioética, Fundacion Rioja Salud, Logroño, Spain
- Area de Salud, Nutrición y Bioética, Fundación Universitaria Iberoamericana (FUNIBER), Barcelona, Spain
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Malliarou M, Domeyer P, Bamidis P, Sarafis P. Translation and validation of the Greek version of the Jefferson Scale of Attitudes toward Physician and Nurse Collaboration (JSAPNC). J Interprof Care 2020; 35:293-300. [PMID: 32013631 DOI: 10.1080/13561820.2020.1713061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The Jefferson Scale of Attitudes Toward Physician-Nurse Collaboration (JSATPNC) is an established tool to assess attitudes toward physician-nurse collaboration. The aim of this study was to translate and culturally adapt the JSATPNC for use in Greece and test its psychometric properties. The final study sample included 621 physicians and nurses working in two general hospitals of Northern Greece during 2017. The study sample was randomly split into two halves; separate exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted. A regression analysis including sociodemographic variables was performed to predict the JSATPNC total score. The Cronbach's alpha was .74. A four-scale model (a) interprofessional collaboration, (b) involvement in decision-making, (c) expertise, (d) physician's dominance was extracted from the exploratory factor analysis. The confirmatory factor analysis indicated an acceptable model fit (RMSEA = .069, SRMR = .083, TLI = .875, CFI = .903). There was adequate evidence for both convergent and discriminant validity, apart from the "physician's dominance" scale; the exclusion of items 9 and 12 from this scale resulted in an alternative model with the improved model fit (RMSEA = .062, SRMR = .078, TLI = .902, CFI = .916). The test-retest intraclass correlation coefficients were all above .7. Age and profession of the respondents emerged as important predictors of the total scale score. The Greek version of the JSATPNC shows promise as a reliable and valid instrument for evaluating collaboration between physicians and nurses.
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- School of Social Sciences, Hellenic Open University, Athens, Greece
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- Medical School, Faculty of Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus
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Kempner S, Brackmann M, Kobernik E, Skinner B, Bollinger M, Hammoud M, Morgan H. The decline in attitudes toward physician-nurse collaboration from medical school to residency. J Interprof Care 2019; 34:373-379. [PMID: 31752567 DOI: 10.1080/13561820.2019.1681947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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While interprofessional collaboration is a critical aspect of optimal patient care, practicing physicians often have sub-optimal attitudes regarding the importance of collaboration with their nursing colleagues. The impact of clinical training on medical students' and residents' attitudes toward physician-nurse collaboration has not been investigated. The primary goal of our study was to examine if learners at different stages in their medical training had more or less favorable attitudes regarding interprofessional collaboration (IPC). A secondary goal was to compare residents in procedural versus non-procedural specialties to determine if attitudes toward IPC varied by specialty type. Third-year medical students and residents at a large public university completed the Jefferson Scale of Attitudes Toward Physician-Nurse Collaboration. Student (n = 129) and resident (n = 292) scores were compared using Student's t-tests. Resident responses were further analyzed by specialty type. Students' perceptions of the physician-nurse relationship were significantly more favorable than the views of residents, particularly in the "Authority" and "Responsibility" domains. Residents in procedural specialties had less favorable attitudes toward physician-nurse collaboration than those in non-procedural specialties. Our findings highlight the importance of developing effective interventions for improving interprofessional collaboration during medical training.
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- Samantha Kempner
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Migotto S, Garlatti Costa G, Ambrosi E, Pittino D, Bortoluzzi G, Palese A. Gender issues in physician-nurse collaboration in healthcare teams: Findings from a cross-sectional study. J Nurs Manag 2019; 27:1773-1783. [PMID: 31529750 DOI: 10.1111/jonm.12872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2019] [Revised: 08/13/2019] [Accepted: 09/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIMS The aims of the study were (a) to assess whether the proportion of female nurses and female physicians in a given unit influences the attitude of collaboration between nurses and physicians as reported by nurses, and (b) to examine how these two dimensions interact to influence attitudes towards cooperation. BACKGROUND Available studies have documented that gender influences the collaboration between physicians and nurses, but no have explored the influence of specific combinations-such as a high proportion of female nurses and a high proportion of female physicians. METHODS A cross-sectional study involving 700 nurses working in 36 hospital units in Italy. The validated Italian version of the Jefferson Scale of Attitudes towards Physician-Nurse Collaboration was used. A three stages hierarchical linear regression was performed by entering: (a) the control variables at the individual and at the unit levels, (b) the proportion of female nurses and physicians and (c) the two-way interaction. RESULTS A total of 430 nurses participated; the average Jefferson Scale of Attitudes towards Physician-Nurse Collaboration total score was 48.64 ± 5.27. At the second and third stages of the hierarchical linear regression model (explaining 12.8% and 14.1% of the Jefferson Scale of Attitudes towards Physician-Nurse Collaboration variance, respectively), having more female RNs as staff (model two: ß = 0.61, p =< .1; model three: ß = 0.69, p =< .05) was significantly associated with higher Jefferson Scale of Attitudes towards Physician-Nurse Collaboration scores; differently, higher physician-nurse ratios (model two: ß = -4.09, p =< .05; model three: ß = -4.54, p =< .01), and more female physicians (model two: ß = -1.06, p =< .05; model three: ß = -1.29, p =< .01) were associated with lower Jefferson Scale of Attitudes towards Physician-Nurse Collaboration scores. CONCLUSION There is a decreased collaboration as reported by nurses when predominantly male nursing teams interact with teams with more female physicians. However, in units lead by female physicians, having more female members among the nursing team, ensures increased attitudes of collaboration as reported by nurses. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT With the increasing proportion of female physicians and male nurses, unit mangers should be prepared to manage their influence on interprofessional cooperation.
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- Sandra Migotto
- Hospital Nursing Service, AULSS 2 - Marca Trevigiana, Treviso, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping, Sweden
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- Department of Economics, Business, Mathematics and Statistics, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Nursing Science, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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Lau ST, Lopez V, Liaw SY, Lau Y. Development and psychometric evaluation of the community care competency scale in multi-ethnic undergraduate nursing students. HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE IN THE COMMUNITY 2019; 27:e802-e813. [PMID: 31286634 DOI: 10.1111/hsc.12809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2019] [Revised: 05/23/2019] [Accepted: 06/17/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Preparing healthcare students for community care has been emphasised due to the global ageing population. An instrument to measure students' community care competency is lacking. This study aimed to develop and evaluate the psychometric properties of a new scale known as Community Care Competency Scale (CCCS) for measuring nursing students' community care competency. CCCS consists of 21 items derived from literature review and community care standards. Content validity was established through a panel of seven experts in the areas of knowledge with a content validity index of 0.96. A cross-sectional study was undertaken in a university in Singapore by using an anonymous self-administered questionnaire to nursing students, and obtained a response rate of 87% (n = 283). Psychometric properties were explored using convergent and known-group validity testing, exploratory factor analysis (EFA), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and Cronbach's alpha test. The results showed good convergent and known-group validity. EFA and CFA showed a coherent construct of the 21 items of CCCS in a one-factor model. The Cronbach's alpha of 0.94 indicated excellent internal consistency. The CCCS is a valid, reliable and easy-to-administer instrument that measures community care competency. This instrument will contribute to the empirical body of knowledge on evaluating the effectiveness of community care educational programmes for nursing students to prepare future healthcare professionals.
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- Siew Tiang Lau
- Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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Rettke H, Lehmann AI, Brauchli R, Bauer GF, Petry H, Spirig R. Capturing interprofessional collaboration between physicians and nurses in an acute care setting. A validation study of the revised German version of the Collaborative Practice Scales. J Interprof Care 2019; 34:211-217. [PMID: 31329001 DOI: 10.1080/13561820.2019.1629399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The relevance of interprofessional collaboration (IPC) is widely acknowledged. Given the lack of a fully validated instrument in the German language for measuring the level of IPC, we built upon the current, albeit psychometrically weak, German-language version of the instrument to devise a new version with improved wording and for subsequent psychometric testing. In a tertiary hospital in German-speaking Switzerland, 160 physicians and 374 nurses completed the revised Collaborative Practice Scales in German (CPS-G) and additional scales regarding positive and negative activation at work and regarding job demands and job resources. A confirmatory factor analysis of the CPS-G was performed, and internal consistency estimates were computed. Partial correlations between the CPS-G and the additional scales were examined for criterion validity. The model fit of the CPS-G was good for physicians (χ2/df = 2.38, p < .001; CFI = .923; RMSEA = .051, 90%-CI (0.037-0.065)) and moderate for nurses (χ2/df = 5, p < .001; CFI = .919; RMSEA = .087, 90%-CI (0.072-0.102)) supporting the two-factor structure of the original English version. Reliability was acceptable in all sub-scales for physicians (inclusion, α = 0.79; consensus, α = 0.80) and nurses (assertiveness, α = 0.77; understanding α = 0.82). As expected, the CPS-G physicians' subscales correlated positively with positive activation and job resources and negatively with negative activation and job demands, albeit not always statistically significantly. Similar correlations were found with the CPS-G nurses' subscales other than in one instance. The CPS-G showed good construct and criterion validity and acceptable internal consistency. It consequently represents a valid instrument ready for application to measure the level of interprofessional collaboration between nurses and physicians in acute care settings.
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- Horst Rettke
- Clinical Nurse Researcher, Centre for Clinical Nursing Research, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Prevention Institute, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Prevention Institute, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Prevention Institute, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Centre for Clinical Nursing Research, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Nursing and Allied Health Professions, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Institute of Nursing Science, Medical Faculty, University Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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Pakpour V, Ghafourifard M, Salimi S. Iranian Nurses' Attitudes Toward Nurse-Physician Collaboration and its Relationship with Job Satisfaction. J Caring Sci 2019; 8:111-116. [PMID: 31249821 PMCID: PMC6589484 DOI: 10.15171/jcs.2019.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2018] [Accepted: 08/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Introduction: Although nurses and physicians are known to share the common goal of improving the quality of health care, there has traditionally been a relational gap between them. The aim of the present study was to investigate the attitude of Iranian nurses about physician-nurse collaboration and its relationship with their job satisfaction. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, a total of 232 nurses were recruited from three educational hospitals of Zanjan University of medical sciences. Three questionnaires were used in this study; (a) Demographic data questionnaire, (2) Jefferson Scale of Attitudes toward Physician–Nurse Collaboration (JSAPNC), and (3) Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire. Results: In this study, the mean age of the participants was 33.22(SD= 6.13) years, 83.8% of nurses were female, 90.8% had a baccalaureate degree in nursing, and 82.5 % had rotational work shifts. The mean score of physician-nurse collaboration was found to be 48.07 (SD= 8.95) (ranged from 15 to 60), and the mean score of job satisfaction scale was 57.78 (SD = 14.67) (ranged from 20 to 100). There was a significant positive correlation between the attitudes toward physician–nurse collaboration and job satisfaction among the nurses (r=0.59, P≤0.001). Conclusion: The results indicated that the collaboration between nurses and physicians increases the job satisfaction of nurses working in clinical settings. Therefore, nurses and physicians should develop a new culture of collaboration with each other with the mutual goal of high quality patient care. Moreover, health care administrators should implement the strategies that strengthen the development of physician–nurse collaboration.
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- Vahid Pakpour
- Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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Tuirán-Gutiérrez GJ, San-Martín M, Delgado-Bolton R, Bartolomé B, Vivanco L. Improvement of Inter-Professional Collaborative Work Abilities in Mexican Medical and Nursing Students: A Longitudinal Study. Front Psychol 2019; 10:5. [PMID: 30697172 PMCID: PMC6340986 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2018] [Accepted: 01/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Background: Inter-professional and interpersonal relationships in collaborative work environments can prove to be critical elements in healthcare practice. When implementers fail to understand the importance of a collaborative perspective, this can lead to communication problems which ultimately harm the users. Objectives: To improve the inter-professional collaborative work skills of Mexican students in their first year of medical and nursing degrees through the use of a training program geared toward development of interpersonal skills and interdisciplinary work. Methods: The sample was composed of 162 students (62 males and 99 females) from the School of Healthcare Sciences of the Autonomous University of Coahuila, Mexico. The main measures used were the Jefferson Scale of Empathy (JSE); the Jefferson Scale of Attitudes toward Inter-Professional Collaborative Work between Medical and Nursing Professionals (JSAPNC); and the Jefferson Scale of Lifelong Learning (JeffSPLL). The entire sample was divided into two groups (experimental and control groups). Both groups attended an extra-curricular program using a coaching methodology. In the first case the topic focused on attitudes toward inter-professional collaborative work. In the second case, the program focused on addiction. Both programs ran for 4 months. Psychometric instruments were applied at the beginning and at the end of both programs. After analyzing the reliability of the instruments, an ANOVA test was performed. Results: The control group of medical students showed a deterioration in the development of collaborative work skills (p < 0.01), whereas in the experimental group this deterioration was not present. In the experimental group of nursing students, a significant increase in the development of collaborative work skills (p < 0.05) was observed. The differences were clearly due to the professional area of study (p < 0.001). Conclusion: There are differences in collaborative work skill development among different professional areas. These differences can be reduced through the implementation of a program aimed at developing collaborative work and interpersonal skills in the early stages of training.
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- Center for Biomedical Research of La Rioja (CIBIR), Logroño, Spain.,National Centre of Documentation on Bioethics, Logroño, Spain
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- Center for Biomedical Research of La Rioja (CIBIR), Logroño, Spain.,National Centre of Documentation on Bioethics, Logroño, Spain
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- Center for Biomedical Research of La Rioja (CIBIR), Logroño, Spain.,National Centre of Documentation on Bioethics, Logroño, Spain
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Ferri P, Rovesti S, Magnani D, Barbieri A, Bargellini A, Mongelli F, Bonetti L, Vestri A, Alunni Fegatelli D, Di Lorenzo R. The efficacy of interprofessional simulation in improving collaborative attitude between nursing students and residents in medicine. A study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. ACTA BIO-MEDICA : ATENEI PARMENSIS 2018; 89:32-40. [PMID: 30539929 PMCID: PMC6502140 DOI: 10.23750/abm.v89i7-s.7875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2018] [Accepted: 11/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Background: Effective collaboration among health professionals is an essential component to ensure quality of care. Many adverse events experienced by patients are attributed to misunderstanding or poor communication among members of the interprofessional team. Interprofessional simulation is a learning strategy used to improve collaboration and facilitate communication between medical and nursing students. Aim of the work: To determine the efficacy of educational program based on high-fidelity interprofessional simulation aimed at improving collaborative attitude. Method: For this purpose, a protocol for a planned single-center, non-blinded and Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) was chosen. The present has been approved by the Ethics Committee of Area Vasta Emilia Nord (Italy) (n° 479/2018). All students attending the second and third year of nursing and all resident physicians in anesthesia, reanimation, intensive care and pain management of University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, will be recruited and randomly assigned to two groups. The Experimental Group (EG) will receive an educational intervention based on high-fidelity simulation and the Control Group (CG) will attend a traditional classroom lesson. Jefferson Scale of Attitudes toward Physician-Nurse Collaboration (JSAPNC) and Readiness for Interprofessional Learning Scale (RIPLS) will be administered before and after the educational program in both the EG and CG. Conclusion: Expected outcomes is that, at the end of the study, nursing students and resident physicians who participated in the interprofessional simulation show significantly higher levels of interprofessional collaboration compared to the CG, evaluated through the JSAPNC.
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Contandriopoulos D, Perroux M, Duhoux A. Formalisation and subordination: a contingency theory approach to optimising primary care teams. BMJ Open 2018; 8:e025007. [PMID: 30478127 PMCID: PMC6254417 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2018] [Revised: 10/19/2018] [Accepted: 10/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE While there is consensus on the need to strengthen primary care capacities to improve healthcare systems' performance and sustainability, there is only limited evidence on the best way to organise primary care teams. In this article, we use a conceptual framework derived from contingency theory to analyse the structures and process optimisation of multiprofessional primary care teams. DESIGN We focus specifically on inter-relationships between three dimensions: team size, formalisation of care processes and nurse autonomy. Interview-based qualitative data for each of these three dimensions were converted into ordinal scores. Data came from eight pilot sites in Quebec (Canada). RESULTS We found a positive association between team size and formalisation (correlation score 0.55) and a negative covariation (correlation score -0.64) between care process formalisation and nurses' autonomy/subordination. Despite the study being exploratory in nature, such relationships validate the idea that these dimensions should be analysed conjointly and are coherent with our suggestion that using a framework derived from a contingency approach makes sense. CONCLUSIONS The results provide insights about the structural design of nurse-intensive primary care teams. Non-physicians' professional autonomy is likely to be higher in smaller teams. Likewise, a primary care team that aims to increase nurses' and other non-physicians' professional autonomy should be careful about the extent to which it formalises its processes.
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- Regroupement des Aidants Naturels du Québec, Montreal, Canada
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Walters SJ, Stern C, Robertson-Malt S. The measurement of collaboration within healthcare settings: a systematic review of measurement properties of instruments. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018; 14:138-97. [PMID: 27532315 DOI: 10.11124/jbisrir-2016-2159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND There is a growing call by consumers and governments for healthcare to adopt systems and approaches to care to improve patient safety. Collaboration within healthcare settings is an important factor for improving systems of care. By using validated measurement instruments a standardized approach to assessing collaboration is possible, otherwise it is only an assumption that collaboration is occurring in any healthcare setting. OBJECTIVES The objective of this review was to evaluate and compare measurement properties of instruments that measure collaboration within healthcare settings, specifically those which have been psychometrically tested and validated. INCLUSION CRITERIA, TYPES OF PARTICIPANTS Participants could be healthcare professionals, the patient or any non-professional who contributes to a patient's care, for example, family members, chaplains or orderlies. The term participant type means the designation of any one participant; for example 'nurse', 'social worker' or 'administrator'. More than two participant types was mandatory. TYPES OF INTERVENTION(S)/PHENOMENA OF INTEREST The focus of this review was the validity of tools used to measure collaboration within healthcare settings. TYPES OF STUDIES The types of studies considered for inclusion were validation studies, but quantitative study designs such as randomized controlled trials, controlled trials and case studies were also eligible for inclusion. Studies that focused on Interprofessional Education, were published as an abstract only, contained patient self-reporting only or were not about care delivery were excluded. OUTCOMES The outcome of interest was validation and interpretability of the instrument being assessed and included content validity, construct validity and reliability. Interpretability is characterized by statistics such as mean and standard deviation which can be translated to a qualitative meaning. SEARCH STRATEGY The search strategy aimed to find both published and unpublished studies. A three-step search strategy was utilized in this review. The databases searched included PubMed, CINAHL, Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Emerald Fulltext, MD Consult Australia, PsycARTICLES, Psychology and Behavioural Sciences Collection, PsycINFO, Informit Health Databases, Scopus, UpToDate and Web of Science. The search for unpublished studies included EThOS (Electronic Thesis Online Service), Index to Theses and ProQuest- Dissertations and Theses. METHODOLOGICAL QUALITY The assessment of methodological quality of the included studies was undertaken using the COSMIN checklist which is a validated tool that assesses the process of design and validation of healthcare measurement instruments. DATA COLLECTION An Excel spreadsheet version of COSMIN was developed for data collection which included a worksheet for extracting participant characteristics and interpretability data. DATA SYNTHESIS Statistical pooling of data was not possible for this review. Therefore, the findings are presented in a narrative form including tables and figures to aid in data presentation. To make a synthesis of the assessments of methodological quality of the different studies, each instrument was rated by accounting for the number of studies performed with an instrument, the appraisal of methodological quality and the consistency of results between studies. RESULTS Twenty-one studies of 12 instruments were included in the review. The studies were diverse in their theoretical underpinnings, target population/setting and measurement objectives. Measurement objectives included: investigating beliefs, behaviors, attitudes, perceptions and relationships associated with collaboration; measuring collaboration between different levels of care or within a multi-rater/target group; assessing collaboration across teams; or assessing internal participation of both teams and patients.Studies produced validity or interpretability data but none of the studies assessed all validity and reliability properties. However, most of the included studies produced a factor structure or referred to prior factor analysis. A narrative synthesis of the individual study factor structures was generated consisting of nine headings: organizational settings, support structures, purpose and goals; communication; reflection on process; cooperation; coordination; role interdependence and partnership; relationships; newly created professional activities; and professional flexibility. CONCLUSIONS Among the many instruments that measure collaboration within healthcare settings, the quality of each instrument varies; instruments are designed for specific populations and purposes, and are validated in various settings. Selecting an instrument requires careful consideration of the qualities of each. Therefore, referring to systematic reviews of measurement properties of instruments may be helpful to clinicians or researchers in instrument selection. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE Systematic reviews of measurement properties of instruments are valuable in aiding in instrument selection. This systematic review may be useful in instrument selection for the measurement of collaboration within healthcare settings with a complex mix of participant types. Evaluating collaboration provides important information on the strengths and limitations of different healthcare settings and the opportunities for continuous improvement via any remedial actions initiated. IMPLICATIONS FOR RESEARCH Development of a tool that can be used to measure collaboration within teams of healthcare professionals and non-professionals is important for practice. The use of different statistical modelling techniques, such as Item Response Theory modelling and the translation of models into Computer Adaptive Tests, may prove useful. Measurement equivalence is an important consideration for future instrument development and validation. Further development of the COSMIN tool should include appraisal for measurement equivalence. Researchers developing and validating measurement tools should consider multi-method research designs.
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- 1The Joanna Briggs Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Adelaide, Australia 2University of Adelaide, Australia
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Krueger L, Ernstmeyer K, Kirking E. Impact of Interprofessional Simulation on Nursing Students' Attitudes Toward Teamwork and Collaboration. J Nurs Educ 2018; 56:321-327. [PMID: 28585979 DOI: 10.3928/01484834-20170518-02] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2016] [Accepted: 01/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of a multipatient, interprofessional simulation session on nursing students' attitudes toward nurse-physician collaboration using the Jefferson Scale of Attitudes Toward Physician-Nurse Collaboration. METHOD Final-semester nursing students, along with medical resident and students from other health programs, participated in a simulation exercise that included a period of prebriefing, simulation, and debriefing. Participants completed pre- and postsimulation surveys to assess the impact on collaboration. RESULTS In total, 268 nursing students completed the survey. Participants had a more positive attitude toward nurse-physician collaboration following the simulation event, compared with prior to it. Significant differences between male and female nursing students were found on mean postsimulation scores and for three of the four subscales of the tool. CONCLUSION Interprofessional simulation may be an effective way to enhance collaborative relationships, which ultimately may influence patient safety and quality of care. [J Nurs Educ. 2017;56(6):321-327.].
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Edelbring S, Dahlgren MA, Wiegleb Edström D. Characteristics of two questionnaires used to assess interprofessional learning: psychometrics and expert panel evaluations. BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION 2018; 18:40. [PMID: 29554898 PMCID: PMC5859755 DOI: 10.1186/s12909-018-1153-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2017] [Accepted: 03/11/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Interprofessional learning activities are included in many curricula but are difficult to assess. For languages that are not widely spoken such as Swedish, few validated questionnaires exist that relate to interprofessional outcomes. Therefore, the aim was to examine two such questionnaires in relation to interprofessional competence domains. METHODS Psychometric characteristics, such as homogeneity of items and internal consistency, were assessed for the Swedish versions of the Jefferson Scale of Attitudes Towards Physician-Nurse Collaboration (JSAPNC) and the Readiness for Interprofessional Learning Scale (RIPLS). The questionnaires were distributed directly following IPL activities. Mokken scale analysis based on Loevinger's coefficient for homogeneity and Cronbach's alpha were used to evaluate the scales. Two expert panels performed a qualitative analysis of items in relation to four internationally defined interprofessional competences. RESULTS In total, 88 and 84 responded to the JSAPNC and RIPLS questionnaires, respectively. Estimates of homogeneity were low for both the JSAPNC (H = 0.16) and the RIPLS (H = 0.21). Reliabilities were weak (0.62 and 0.66, respectively) for the total scales. The expert panels categorised 68% of items into similar competence domains. However, their discussion revealed ambiguous wordings and imbalances in the two questionnaires in relation to domains. CONCLUSION Interprofessional competence domains are defined but few validated tools exist to assess them. Examined tools relating to interprofessional learning in Swedish do not qualify for assessing overarching IPL outcomes, and summed scores from these tools should be used with caution.
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- Samuel Edelbring
- Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, Linköping University, 581 83 Linköping, Sweden
- Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics, Karolinska Institutet, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Dermatology Unit, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Dermatology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, 171 76 Stockholm, Sweden
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Friman A, Wiegleb Edström D, Edelbring S. Attitudes and perceptions from nursing and medical students towards the other profession in relation to wound care. J Interprof Care 2017; 31:620-627. [DOI: 10.1080/13561820.2017.1336991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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- Anne Friman
- Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Dermatology Unit, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Dermatology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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Effect of Peer-to-Peer Nurse-Physician Collaboration on Attitudes Toward the Nurse-Physician Relationship. J Nurses Prof Dev 2017; 33:13-18. [PMID: 28059985 DOI: 10.1097/nnd.0000000000000310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The goal of this study was to pilot a novel peer-to-peer nurse-physician collaboration program and assess for changes in attitudes toward collaboration among a group of newly licensed nurses and resident physicians (n = 39). The program included large group meetings, with discussion of key concepts related to interprofessional collaboration. In unit-based teams, the registered nurses and physicians developed a quality improvement project to meet a need on their unit. Creating learning activities like this program enable nursing professional development specialists to promote interprofessional collaboration and learning.
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Watkins V, Nagle C, Kent B, Hutchinson AM. Labouring Together: collaborative alliances in maternity care in Victoria, Australia-protocol of a mixed-methods study. BMJ Open 2017; 7:e014262. [PMID: 28270390 PMCID: PMC5353350 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION For over a decade, enquiries into adverse perinatal outcomes have led to reports that poor collaboration has been detrimental to the safety and experience of maternity care. Despite efforts to improve collaboration, investigations into maternity care at Morecambe Bay (UK) and Djerriwarrh Health Services (Australia) have revealed that poor collaboration and decision-making remain a threat to perinatal safety. The Labouring Together study will investigate how elements hypothesised to influence the effectiveness of collaboration are reflected in perceptions and experiences of clinicians and childbearing women in Victoria, Australia. The study will explore conditions that assist clinicians and women to work collaboratively to support positive maternity outcomes. Results of the study will provide a platform for consumers, clinician groups, organisations and policymakers to work together to improve the quality, safety and experience of maternity care. METHODS AND ANALYSIS 4 case study sites have been selected to represent a range of models of maternity care in metropolitan and regional Victoria, Australia. A mixed-methods approach including cross-sectional surveys and interviews will be used in each case study site, involving both clinicians and consumers. Quantitative data analysis will include descriptive statistics, 2-way multivariate analysis of variance for the dependent and independent variables, and χ2 analysis to identify the degree of congruence between consumer preferences and experiences. Interview data will be analysed for emerging themes and concepts. Data will then be analysed for convergent lines of enquiry supported by triangulation of data to draw conclusions. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION Organisational ethics approval has been received from the case study sites and Deakin University Human Research Ethics Committee (2014-238). Dissemination of the results of the Labouring Together study will be via peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations, and in written reports for each case study site to support organisational change.
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- Vanessa Watkins
- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
- Eastern Health, Women and Children Program, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
- Women's and Children's Division, Western Health, Sunshine Hospital, Victoria, Australia
- Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
- Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
- Centre for Nursing Research, Deakin University and Monash Health Partnership, Monash Health, Victoria, Australia
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Vegesna A, Coschignano C, Hegarty SE, Karagiannis T, Polenzani L, Messina E, Zoli R, Maio V. Attitudes towards physician-nurse collaboration in a primary care team-based setting: Survey-based research conducted in the chronic care units of the Tuscany region of Italy. J Interprof Care 2017; 30:65-70. [PMID: 26833107 DOI: 10.3109/13561820.2015.1081878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Across the world, multidisciplinary teamwork has become an essential component in the care of patients with chronic conditions--the Chronic Care Units (CCUs) in the Italian region of Tuscany are no exception to this new era of collaboration. We sought to explore the attitudes towards collaboration of general practitioners (GPs) and nurses within the CCUs using the Jefferson Scale of Attitudes towards Physician-Nurse Collaboration (JSAPNC). The survey was sent electronically to 218 GPs and 46 nurses of 23 CCUs in two Local Health Authorities of Tuscany. A higher JSAPNC score is indicative of a more positive attitude towards physician-nurse collaboration. JSAPNC scores were calculated for both totals and by three factors: "shared education and collaboration," "caring versus curing," and "physician authority." A total of 133 healthcare professionals (94 GPs and 39 nurses) responded (response rate = 51.5%). Nurses reported significantly more positive attitudes towards collaboration than GPs (52.5 vs. 44.0, p < 0.01). This trend was also found in each of the three factors. This information adds to the scarce literature on nurse-physician collaboration in the primary care setting and highlights the need for considerable improvement given the rise of team-based outpatient care models.
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- Ashok Vegesna
- a Jefferson College of Population Health , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , USA
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- c Division of Biostatistics, Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics , Thomas Jefferson University , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , USA
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- a Jefferson College of Population Health , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , USA
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- d Local Health Authority , Florence , Italy
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- a Jefferson College of Population Health , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , USA
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San-Martín M, Delgado-Bolton R, Vivanco L. Professionalism and Occupational Well-Being: Similarities and Differences Among Latin American Health Professionals. Front Psychol 2017; 8:63. [PMID: 28179893 PMCID: PMC5263132 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2016] [Accepted: 01/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Context: Empathy, teamwork, and lifelong learning are described as key elements of professionalism. The first recipients of their benefits are professionals themselves. Paradoxically, scarce studies have reported association between professionalism and occupational well-being. The main purpose of this study was to characterize the influence that empathy, teamwork, and lifelong learning, play in the occupational well-being of physicians and nurses working in Latin American healthcare institutions. Materials and Methods: The Jefferson Scale of Empathy, the Jefferson Scale of Attitudes toward Physician-Nurse Collaboration, the Jefferson Scale of Physicians Lifelong Learning, and the Scale of Collateral Effects (somatization, exhaustion, and work alienation), were administered to 522 physicians and nurses working in institutions of Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, and Argentina. Internal reliability was calculated. Gender and discipline were used as explanatory variables in comparison analysis. Two-way analysis of variance was performed to examine differences due to the main effects of the gender, and discipline, and to determine possible combined effects. Correlation analysis was performed to measure associations between collateral effects and age, and between collateral effects and professionalism. Results: A total of 353 (68%) surveys were returned fully completed. Adequate reliability was confirmed in all instruments. No differences were found among countries for collateral effects. Correlation analysis confirmed in physicians an inverse association between empathy and collateral effects (P = -0.16; p < 0.05), and between collateral effects and lifelong learning (P = -0.18; p < 0.01). In nurses, this association was confirmed only for empathy (P = -0.19; p < 0.05). Important differences in the development of professionalism and in its effects on occupational well-being appeared associated to inter-professional collaboration and work roles. An inverse correlation between age and collateral effects was confirmed in physicians (P = -0.22; p < 0.001) and in nurses (P = -28; p < 0.001). Comparison by gender confirmed higher somatization in women physicians and nurses than in men groups (p < 0.001). On the other hand, comparison by discipline confirmed higher exhaustion and alienation in physicians than in nurses (p < 0.01). Conclusion: The findings support the importance that empathy, teamwork, and lifelong learning have in practitioners' health and welfare, and the role that cultural behaviors, associated to work professional models and social stereotypes, play in the interaction between professionalism and occupational well-being.
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- Education Committee Board, Hospital San Pedro of LogroñoLogroño, Spain
- Center for Biomedical Research of La RiojaLogroño, Spain
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- Center for Biomedical Research of La RiojaLogroño, Spain
- National Centre of Documentation on BioethicsLogroño, Spain
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Bridges E, McNeill MM, Munro N. Research in Review: Advancing Critical Care Practice. Am J Crit Care 2016; 26:77-88. [PMID: 27965233 DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2017609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Research published in 2016 identified strategies to enhance acute and critical care, initiated discussions on professional roles and responsibilities, clarified complex care issues, and led to robust debate. Some of this important work addressed strategies to prevent delirium and pressure ulcers, considerations for pain management within the context of the opioid abuse crisis, strategies to guide fluid resuscitation in patients with sepsis and heart failure, and ways to enhance care for family members of intensive care patients. The new sepsis definitions highlight the importance of detecting and providing care to patients with sepsis outside of critical care areas. Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy is an example of the advancement of research in genomics and personalized medicine and of the need to understand the care implications of these therapies. Other research topics include interprofessional collaboration and shared decision-making as well as nurses' role in family conferences. Resources such as policies related to medical futility and inappropriate care and the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses' healthy work environment standards may inform conversations and provide strategies to address these complex issues.
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- Elizabeth Bridges
- Elizabeth Bridges is a professor at University of Washington School of Nursing and a clinical nurse researcher at University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington. Margaret M. McNeill is a clinical nurse specialist, perianesthesia, Frederick Regional Health System, Frederick, Maryland. Nancy Munro is a senior acute care nurse practitioner, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Elizabeth Bridges is a professor at University of Washington School of Nursing and a clinical nurse researcher at University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington. Margaret M. McNeill is a clinical nurse specialist, perianesthesia, Frederick Regional Health System, Frederick, Maryland. Nancy Munro is a senior acute care nurse practitioner, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Elizabeth Bridges is a professor at University of Washington School of Nursing and a clinical nurse researcher at University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington. Margaret M. McNeill is a clinical nurse specialist, perianesthesia, Frederick Regional Health System, Frederick, Maryland. Nancy Munro is a senior acute care nurse practitioner, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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This quasi-experimental pretest-posttest study measured self-efficacy, attitudes toward physician-nurse collaboration, and interprofessional competencies as outcomes of a palliative care simulation. Based on experience level, teams of participants, 1 consisting of nursing/medical students and the other of nursing/medical health care professionals, completed a palliative care simulation as part of their education. Self-efficacy and attitudes toward physician-nurse collaboration were measured before and after simulation. Interprofessional competency was measured during the simulation. The results revealed a significant improvement in the previously mentioned measures, and interprofessional competency scores varied by profession and evaluator.
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Kim HY, Jeong YJ, Kang J, Mun HS. The Effect of SBAR Reports on Communication Clarity and Nurse-Physician Collaborative Relationships: A One Group Pretest-Posttest Design. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.5953/jmjh.2016.23.2.105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Adams CD, Hinojosa S, Armstrong K, Takagishi J, Dabrow S. An innovative model of integrated behavioral health: school psychologists in pediatric primary care settings. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/1754730x.2016.1215927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Dailey M. Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Essential for Improved Wound Care Outcomes and Wound Prevention in Home Care. HOME HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT AND PRACTICE 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/1084822304271808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Health care clinicians are practicing in a changed health care environment across practice settings. Physician-nurse (MD-RN), collaboration is a core issue that continues to affect care quality and cost as well as patient and clinician satisfaction. Current economic, reimbursement, regulatory/accrediting, technology infusion, practice innovation, and population trends affecting health care are discussed in the context of the need for improved MD-RN collaboration in home care. A brief summary of the current maturation of MD-RN research is discussed. The urgent need for collaboration improvement in the home care practice setting is illuminated. The prism used for examination is the need for improved care management in the prevalent and often complex wound care populations. Current MD-RN collaboration barriers and improvement strategies being tested and implemented are discussed. Suggestions for practice changes to achieve improved interdisciplinary care management and needed support are made.
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