Exploration of Interprofessional Collaboration skills of professionals involved in transitional care to home

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26870470
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Community health nursing; Gerontological nursing
• Research Institution: Saitama Prefectural University
• Principal Investigator: Azegami Mitsuyo 埼玉県立大学, 保健医療福祉学部, 助教 (40644472)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 多職種連携

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was to clarify the Interprofessional Collaboration skills of professionals involved in transitional care to home necessary for seamless care. We conducted the following study.①Interview survey to visiting nurses, care managers, professionals of discharge support department.②Questionnaire survey on visiting nurse's Interprofessional Collaboration skills.③Questionnaire survey on care manager’s Interprofessional Collaboration skills. As a characteristic of collaborative behavior of visiting nurses, it became clear that the role function of visiting nursing is disseminated in various directions in the area. As a characteristic of collaborative behavior of care managers, they were working as supporters of users and family members and making adjustments. Among them, the difficulties of collaboration with medical care and the difficulty of introducing home healthcare services have become clear.

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