This project aims to optimize interprofessional collaboration (IPC) in long-term care (LTC) and geriatric rehabilitation (GR).
The increasing complexity of care for older people in nursing homes demands optimization of collaboration between healthcare workers, patients, and informal caregivers. This project aims to enhance interprofessional collaboration (IPC) in long-term care (LTC) and geriatric rehabilitation (GR).
In 2021 a systematic review was conducted. The main goal was to identify facilitators of and barriers to IPC in nursing homes. Also, an overview of measuring instruments for IPC was provided. The follow-up studies examine IPC in daily practice. In 2022 data was collected for study 2, a qualitative study with focus group interviews and semi-structured interviews, to examine facilitators of and barriers to IPC as experienced by patients, informal caregivers, healthcare professionals, and managers in long-term-care and geriatric rehabilitation. In addition, data for study 3 was collected. This mixed-methods study used observations during multidisciplinary team meetings (MDTMs) and a survey for participants of the MDTMs in geriatric rehabilitation.
The next step in this research will focus on enhancing IPC in daily practice, together with patients, informal caregivers, healthcare professionals, and management.