Interprofessional collaboration between general practitioners and primary care nurses in Belgium: a participatory action research.

Given the sociodemographic challenges facing the Belgian primary care system, it is essential to strengthen interprofessional collaboration (IPC) between healthcare providers. Therefore, our aims for this study were to assess IPC between general practitioners (GPs) and nurses; identify target priori...

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Publicado en:Journal of Interprofessional Care Vol. 36; no. 3; pp. 380 - 390
Autores principales: Karam, Marlène, Macq, Jean, Duchesnes, Christiane, Crismer, André, Belche, Jean-Luc
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd May/Jun2022
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          Karam, Marlène
          Macq, Jean
          Duchesnes, Christiane
          Crismer, André
          Belche, Jean-Luc
        affil: Université catholique de Louvain, Faculty of Public Health, Institute of Health and society, Brussels, Belgium
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          Collaboration
          Physicians, Family
          Nurses
          Interprofessional Relations
          Primary Health Care Belgium
          Human
          Belgium
          Action Research
          Communication
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      ab: Given the sociodemographic challenges facing the Belgian primary care system, it is essential to strengthen interprofessional collaboration (IPC) between healthcare providers. Therefore, our aims for this study were to assess IPC between general practitioners (GPs) and nurses; identify target priorities for improving IPC; and facilitate the planning and implementation of the proposed improvement strategies. Based on diversity criteria, six groups of GPs and nurses were chosen for a participatory action research. Participants performed a SWOT analysis of their IPC to identify strengths and weaknesses of their collaboration practice configurations. Main factors limiting IPC were related to the type of financing system which impeded or facilitated multidisciplinary team meetings, a weak functional integration, and a lack of interprofessional education. Overall, communication and task delegation were co-identified as common priorities. Actions prioritized by each group were related to these two priorities and accounted for local, specific needs. Communication could be supported through improved tools and dedicating time for multidisciplinary team meetings. Task delegation was more challenging and raised questions related to nurses' training, legislation, and payment systems. IPC seems to be easier to achieve when healthcare professionals belong to the same organization and consider themselves a team.
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