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What drives members of an interprofessional care team: A sense of self

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-2018

Abstract

Background/purpose

The purpose of this study is to identify what motivates practitioners who provide integrated, interprofessional, team-based care for triply-diagnosed adolescents: mental illness, medical illness and an appetitive drive disorder.

Method

Using rigorous qualitative methods, one author interviewed team members of the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine Integrated Care Collaborative Unit. The semi-structured interviews were recorded, transcribed verbatim and coded using Consensual Qualitative Research (CQR) methodology to determine key themes and domains. An interpretive analysis of the domains suggested an explanatory structure for the conceptualization of a collaborative team model focused on individual members’ motivations.

Results/discussion

Self-actualization, working in a team and a sense of altruism were the three domains identified as important motivators for collaborative integrated care. Individual personal meaning appears to be tied to motives associated with achieving positive perceptions from other team members and patients as well as self-fulfillment at the highest level of human need.

Conclusions

Key factors influencing individual team members contribute to an integrated healthcare collaborative model in a manner not previously elaborated. The findings of this study offer insight into an alternative, innovative best-practice care model that considers team members’ personal motivational attributes as a framework for team member selection, team structure and workplace environment.

Comments

© 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Publication Title

Journal of Interprofessional Education & Practice

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjep.2018.08.009

Academic Level

faculty

Mentor/PI Department

Family Medicine

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