TY - JOUR
T1 - Interdisciplinary collaboration in hospice team meetings
AU - Wittenberg-Lyles, Elaine
AU - Parker Oliver, Debra
AU - Demiris, George
AU - Regehr, Kelly
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was funded by the National Cancer Institute R21 CA120179: Patient and family participation in hospice interdisciplinary teams, Debra Parker Oliver, PI.
PY - 2010/5
Y1 - 2010/5
N2 - Hospice and palliative care teams provide interdisciplinary care to seriously-ill and terminally-ill patients and their families. Care teams are comprised of medical and non-medical disciplines and include volunteers and lay workers in healthcare. The authors explored the perception of collaboration among hospice team members and actual collaborative communication practices in team meetings. The data set consisted of videotaped team meetings, some of which included caregiver participation, and team member completion of a survey. Findings revealed that the team's reflection on process was most likely to occur in team meetings, however least likely to occur when caregivers were present. Although team members had a high perception of interdependence and flexibility of roles, this was less likely to be enacted in team meetings with and without the presence of caregivers. Caregiver participation in team meetings had a positive impact on collaborative communication and the potential benefit of caregiver inclusion in team meetings is explored.
AB - Hospice and palliative care teams provide interdisciplinary care to seriously-ill and terminally-ill patients and their families. Care teams are comprised of medical and non-medical disciplines and include volunteers and lay workers in healthcare. The authors explored the perception of collaboration among hospice team members and actual collaborative communication practices in team meetings. The data set consisted of videotaped team meetings, some of which included caregiver participation, and team member completion of a survey. Findings revealed that the team's reflection on process was most likely to occur in team meetings, however least likely to occur when caregivers were present. Although team members had a high perception of interdependence and flexibility of roles, this was less likely to be enacted in team meetings with and without the presence of caregivers. Caregiver participation in team meetings had a positive impact on collaborative communication and the potential benefit of caregiver inclusion in team meetings is explored.
KW - End-of-life care
KW - Interdisciplinary collaboration
KW - Mixed methodology
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=77951131237&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3109/13561820903163421
DO - 10.3109/13561820903163421
M3 - Article
C2 - 19995271
AN - SCOPUS:77951131237
SN - 1356-1820
VL - 24
SP - 264
EP - 273
JO - Journal of Interprofessional Care
JF - Journal of Interprofessional Care
IS - 3
ER -