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Published in: BMC Primary Care 1/2016

Open Access 01-12-2016 | Research article

Interprofessional collaboration regarding patients’ care plans in primary care: a focus group study into influential factors

Authors: Jerôme Jean Jacques van Dongen, Stephanie Anna Lenzen, Marloes Amantia van Bokhoven, Ramon Daniëls, Trudy van der Weijden, Anna Beurskens

Published in: BMC Primary Care | Issue 1/2016

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Abstract

Background

The number of people with multiple chronic conditions demanding primary care services is increasing. To deal with the complex health care demands of these people, professionals from different disciplines collaborate. This study aims to explore influential factors regarding interprofessional collaboration related to care plan development in primary care.

Methods

A qualitative study, including four semi-structured focus group interviews (n = 4). In total, a heterogeneous group of experts (n = 16) and health care professionals (n = 15) participated. Participants discussed viewpoints, barriers, and facilitators regarding interprofessional collaboration related to care plan development. The data were analysed by means of inductive content analysis.

Results

The findings show a variety of factors influencing the interprofessional collaboration in developing a care plan. Factors can be divided into 5 key categories: (1) patient-related factors: active role, self-management, goals and wishes, membership of the team; (2) professional-related factors: individual competences, domain thinking, motivation; (3) interpersonal factors: language differences, knowing each other, trust and respect, and motivation; (4) organisational factors: structure, composition, time, shared vision, leadership and administrative support; and (5) external factors: education, culture, hierarchy, domain thinking, law and regulations, finance, technology and ICT.

Conclusions

Improving interprofessional collaboration regarding care plan development calls for an integral approach including patient- and professional related factors, interpersonal, organisational, and external factors. Further, the leader of the team seems to play a key role in watching the patient perspective, organising and coordinating interprofessional collaborations, and guiding the team through developments. The results of this study can be used as input for developing tools and interventions targeted at executing and improving interprofessional collaboration related to care plan development.
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Metadata
Title
Interprofessional collaboration regarding patients’ care plans in primary care: a focus group study into influential factors
Authors
Jerôme Jean Jacques van Dongen
Stephanie Anna Lenzen
Marloes Amantia van Bokhoven
Ramon Daniëls
Trudy van der Weijden
Anna Beurskens
Publication date
01-12-2016
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Primary Care / Issue 1/2016
Electronic ISSN: 2731-4553
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-016-0456-5

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