TY - JOUR
T1 - Examining variables related to successful collaboration on the hospice team
AU - Parker-Oliver, Debra
AU - Bronstein, Laura R.
AU - Kurzejeski, Lori
PY - 2005/11
Y1 - 2005/11
N2 - Although social work participation on interdisciplinary teams is long-standing, little research has been done to examine its effectiveness. This study used the Index of Interdisciplinary Collaboration to explore relationships between selected variables and teamwork in the hospice setting. The findings indicate that hospice social workers report a high level of interdisciplinary collaboration with colleagues. Whereas education, hospice census, the presence of other social workers, and quality of care were found to be unrelated to overall levels of collaboration, individual items measuring collaboration proved to be linked with hospice census, the presence of other social workers on the team, and quality of care. Further research is required to investigate other possible related variables and their impact on successful interdisciplinary collaboration and service delivery.
AB - Although social work participation on interdisciplinary teams is long-standing, little research has been done to examine its effectiveness. This study used the Index of Interdisciplinary Collaboration to explore relationships between selected variables and teamwork in the hospice setting. The findings indicate that hospice social workers report a high level of interdisciplinary collaboration with colleagues. Whereas education, hospice census, the presence of other social workers, and quality of care were found to be unrelated to overall levels of collaboration, individual items measuring collaboration proved to be linked with hospice census, the presence of other social workers on the team, and quality of care. Further research is required to investigate other possible related variables and their impact on successful interdisciplinary collaboration and service delivery.
KW - Hospice
KW - Index of Interdisciplinary Collaboration
KW - Interdisciplinary collaboration
KW - Interprofessional teams
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=30744439277&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1093/hsw/30.4.279
DO - 10.1093/hsw/30.4.279
M3 - Article
C2 - 16323719
AN - SCOPUS:30744439277
SN - 0360-7283
VL - 30
SP - 279
EP - 286
JO - Health and Social Work
JF - Health and Social Work
IS - 4
ER -