Where is the client/patient voice in interprofessional healthcare team assessments? Findings from a one-day forum. Issue 1 (2nd January 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Soklaridis, Sophie; Romano, Donna; Fung, Wai Lun Alan; Martimianakis, Maria Athina (Tina); Sargeant, Joan; Chambers, Jennifer; Wiljer, David; Silver, Ivan
• Is Part Of: Journal of interprofessional care. Volume 31:Issue 1(2017)
• Page Start: 122
• Page End: 124
• Publication Date: 2017-01-02
• Subjects: Client/patient -- concept mapping -- interprofessional collaboration -- team assessment; Holistic medicine -- Periodicals; Interprofessional relations -- Periodicals; Health care teams -- Periodicals; 361
• DOI: 10.1080/13561820.2016.1233393
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1356-1820

Abstract

ABSTRACT: There is a growing interest in interprofessional care (IPC) as a way to provide better healthcare. However, it is difficult to evaluate this mode of healthcare delivery because identifying the appropriate measurement tool is a challenge, given the wide diversity in team composition and settings. Adding to this complexity is a key gap in the IPC evaluation research: the client/patient perspective. This perspective has generally not been included in the development of IPC healthcare team evaluations. The authors received a Canadian Institute for Health Research Planning Grant to host a one-day forum with 24 participants from across Canada representing health professions such as social work, medicine, occupational therapy, and physical therapy, in addition to researchers, client/patient advocates, and hospital administrators. The overarching goal of the forum was to create a demonstration project that supports the development of an IPC assessment tool for healthcare teams that includes clients/patients. Using a concept mapping methodology, participants discussed client/patient inclusion in IPC assessments, and through a consensus process, chose a demonstration project for further development.