Presentation Type
Oral Presentation
Discipline Track
Patient Care
Abstract Type
Research/Clinical
Abstract
Background: Traditional healthcare has been characterized as a field where professionals work independently, creating an environment with multiple providers in multiple locations duplicating services, adding to the ineffectiveness and waste of resources. The fragmentation of healthcare provision promotes isolation, competition and attempts to preserve power among professions. Accordingly, patient care is less than optimum. To begin to ameliorate this situation Interprofessional Education has been developed. However, a significant part of this education is effective interprofessional collaboration (IPC) which creates higher patient satisfaction, better coordination of patient care, efficient use of healthcare services and higher professional job satisfaction. The purpose of this research was to determine attitudes of Healthcare Professionals towards IPC.
Methods: An online survey, the PINCOMQ, was distributed to healthcare professionals including doctors, nurses, physician assistants, social workers, and rehabilitation counselors. A total of 193 useable responses were received.
Results: On a seven-point scale the overall rating for the 48 items was mean of 4.99 (SD: 64) which was as slightly positive attitude towards IPC. The lowest rated factor of 12 factors was Personality as a part of IPC with a mean of 3.78 (SD: .98) which was slightly negative. The highest rated factor was Professional Power with a mean of 6.34 (SD: .84) which was positive.
Conclusions: Healthcare Professionals need more training in IPC. Although they have some positive attitudes about factors of IPC, many factors can be improved.
Academic/Professional Position
Faculty
Academic/Professional Position (Other)
Clinical Assistant Professor / Clinical Coordinator
Mentor/PI Department
Medical Education
Recommended Citation
Ekoumou, Martin and Fisher, Jerome, "Healthcare Professional’s Attitudes Towards Interprofessional Collaboration" (2024). Research Symposium. 17.
https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/somrs/2024/talks/17
IRB Approval Letter -2023
Odegard_PINCOM-Q_48Items (1).pdf (112 kB)
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Healthcare Professional’s Attitudes Towards Interprofessional Collaboration
Background: Traditional healthcare has been characterized as a field where professionals work independently, creating an environment with multiple providers in multiple locations duplicating services, adding to the ineffectiveness and waste of resources. The fragmentation of healthcare provision promotes isolation, competition and attempts to preserve power among professions. Accordingly, patient care is less than optimum. To begin to ameliorate this situation Interprofessional Education has been developed. However, a significant part of this education is effective interprofessional collaboration (IPC) which creates higher patient satisfaction, better coordination of patient care, efficient use of healthcare services and higher professional job satisfaction. The purpose of this research was to determine attitudes of Healthcare Professionals towards IPC.
Methods: An online survey, the PINCOMQ, was distributed to healthcare professionals including doctors, nurses, physician assistants, social workers, and rehabilitation counselors. A total of 193 useable responses were received.
Results: On a seven-point scale the overall rating for the 48 items was mean of 4.99 (SD: 64) which was as slightly positive attitude towards IPC. The lowest rated factor of 12 factors was Personality as a part of IPC with a mean of 3.78 (SD: .98) which was slightly negative. The highest rated factor was Professional Power with a mean of 6.34 (SD: .84) which was positive.
Conclusions: Healthcare Professionals need more training in IPC. Although they have some positive attitudes about factors of IPC, many factors can be improved.