2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

A study on the effects of team-building practice on collaboration among health care professionals

Research Project

Project/Area Number	23792536
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Research Field	Fundamental nursing
Research Institution	Juntendo University (2013) The University of Tokyo (2011-2012)
Principal Investigator	ONISHI MAMI 順天堂大学, 公私立大学の部局等, 准教授 (10451767)
Project Period (FY)	2011 – 2013
Keywords	チームマネジメント / 医療チーム / 看護チーム
Research Abstract	This study aimed to explore the effects of an intervention based on team-building on collaboration among health care professionals. We found specific possible interventions in health care practice that corresponded to the four components of team-building: goal setting, interpersonal relations, problem solving, and role clarification. In addition, we found that professionals at managerial posts or working within the management system effectively practiced these interventions. On conducting research of nursing teams and nurses/care worker teams, we found positive associations of team-building practice with team process quality and team effectiveness. The team-building approaches observed in this study are suggested to be useful for organizational development in health care facilities.