Multidisciplinary teams: perceptions of professionals and oncological patients

Abstract

<jats:p>SUMMARY Multidisciplinary teams are increasingly employed to treat cancer patients. This study aimed to evaluate the perception of physicians, other health care professionals, and hospitalized oncological patients regarding the multidisciplinary teams of the public and private sector. In total, 18 doctors were interviewed; 63 health professionals and 120 cancer patients. Satisfaction with the work of the multidisciplinary team was positive among patients and physicians (averages of 89.4% and 66.82% respectively), but higher among patients (p &lt;0.0001), among women rather than men (averages of 77.5% and 85.21% respectively, p &lt; 0.0001), elderly individuals in comparison with adults (averages of 91.98% and 76.01% respectively, p &lt;0.0001), and in the public sector in comparison with the private sector (averages of 83.12 and 70.74 respectively, p &lt; 0.0001). The results demonstrate that despite the difference between groups, patients and members of multidisciplinary groups were satisfied with multidisciplinary care, and some groups, such as elderly women from public services, may especially benefit from multi-professional groups.</jats:p>

Educational Interventions for Promoting Food Literacy and Patient Engagement in Preventing Complications of Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review

“…In line with the premises of this review, this result suggests that in the last years, the education of patients with type 2 diabetes involves different specialists able to work together to guarantee positive outcomes, as described by different authors from our work [ 51 , 58 ]. These results appear encouraging if framed in the recent literature that highlights how the support of different health professionals could be beneficial for the patients [ 72 ] and for the care team [ 73 , 74 , 75 ]. This is in accordance with the quadruple aim, which fosters both the enhancement of patients’ experience and the care-team wellbeing [ 76 ].…”

Comment on “Multidisciplinary teams: perceptions of professionals and oncological patients”

“…Recently we have read a research article entitled "Multidisciplinary teams: perceptions of professionals and oncological patients" 1 . In this study, the author obtained the satisfaction data from professionals and patients in the public and private medical institutions through survey questionnaires.…”

Facilitating High Quality Cancer Care: A Qualitative Study of Australian Chairpersons’ Perspectives on Multidisciplinary Team Meetings

“… 20 Thus, effective communication, thorough preparation and documentation are paramount to ensuring optimal care via MDMs. 18 However, there is little information reported about how multidisciplinary teams achieve their desired ends 21 , 22 and in particular, how the Chairperson perceives they facilitate this process. The MDM Chairperson likely plays a crucial role in navigating an open, inclusive discussion and is typically responsible for deciding the number and order of referred cases to be discussed.…”