Perseverance: An Essential Trait of Military Interprofessional Healthcare Teams. Issue 11 (26th October 2021)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Perseverance: An Essential Trait of Military Interprofessional Healthcare Teams. Issue 11 (26th October 2021)
- Main Title:
- Perseverance: An Essential Trait of Military Interprofessional Healthcare Teams
- Authors:
- Meyer, Holly S
Durning, Steven J
Bader-Larsen, Karlen S
Hamwey, Meghan
Varpio, Lara - Abstract:
- ABSTRACT: Introduction: Perseverance—doing something despite difficulty—is an asset to healthcare professionals, yet not all providers display this trait. The literature offers no conceptualization of perseverance as it relates to military caregivers. This research sought to explore the perseverance displayed by members of military interprofessional healthcare teams (MIHTs) and to construct a framework for explaining the role of perseverance in MIHTs' collaborative work. Methods: Using Grounded Theory, this interview-based study collected insights from 30 individuals who had participated in MIHTs and/or led MIHTs. Participants represented 11 different health professions, both officers and enlisted military members, and three branches of the U.S. military (i.e., Army, Navy, and Air Force). Data were collected and analyzed in iterative cycles until theme saturation was achieved. Results: We identified practices through which perseverance was exhibited by members of MIHTs: (1) humility, (2) mission focus, (3) team effort, (4) failure is not an option, (5) comfort with discomfort, and (6) continuous improvement. We then clustered these practices into three subcategories, reflecting how certain practices may connect to support MIHT perseverance. Conclusions: These six practices appear connected in significant ways to support the MIHTs' efforts. Humility, mission focus, and team effort can help team members collaborate as a unified and mutually supportive team. From this base,ABSTRACT: Introduction: Perseverance—doing something despite difficulty—is an asset to healthcare professionals, yet not all providers display this trait. The literature offers no conceptualization of perseverance as it relates to military caregivers. This research sought to explore the perseverance displayed by members of military interprofessional healthcare teams (MIHTs) and to construct a framework for explaining the role of perseverance in MIHTs' collaborative work. Methods: Using Grounded Theory, this interview-based study collected insights from 30 individuals who had participated in MIHTs and/or led MIHTs. Participants represented 11 different health professions, both officers and enlisted military members, and three branches of the U.S. military (i.e., Army, Navy, and Air Force). Data were collected and analyzed in iterative cycles until theme saturation was achieved. Results: We identified practices through which perseverance was exhibited by members of MIHTs: (1) humility, (2) mission focus, (3) team effort, (4) failure is not an option, (5) comfort with discomfort, and (6) continuous improvement. We then clustered these practices into three subcategories, reflecting how certain practices may connect to support MIHT perseverance. Conclusions: These six practices appear connected in significant ways to support the MIHTs' efforts. Humility, mission focus, and team effort can help team members collaborate as a unified and mutually supportive team. From this base, MIHTs seemed able to become comfortable with discomfort and to refuse failure as an option. These orientations then allowed the team to engage in continuous improvement. Together, these practices may enhance team perseverance and ultimately team performance. … (more)
- Is Part Of:
- Military medicine. Volume 186:Issue 11/12(2021:Nov./Dec. )Supplement 3
- Journal:
- Military medicine
- Issue:
- Volume 186:Issue 11/12(2021:Nov./Dec. )Supplement 3
- Issue Display:
- Volume 186, Issue 11/12 (2021)
- Year:
- 2021
- Volume:
- 186
- Issue:
- 11/12
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2021-0186-NaN-0000
- Page Start:
- 29
- Page End:
- 34
- Publication Date:
- 2021-10-26
- Subjects:
- Surgery, Military -- Societies, etc
Medicine, Military -- Societies, etc
Medicine, Military -- Periodicals
Surgery, Military -- Periodicals
Medicine, Military
Surgery, Military
Military Medicine -- Periodicals
Periodicals
Electronic journals
616.98023 - Journal URLs:
- https://academic.oup.com/milmed ↗
http://www.amsus.org/MilitaryMedicine/Milmed.htm ↗
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/amsus/zmm ↗
http://www.oxfordjournals.org/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1093/milmed/usab185 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0026-4075
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