Criteria for successful multiprofessional cooperation in palliative care teams

Abstract

In a new team, close communication is particularly important for staff as they reorientate themselves to the dynamics of a new peer group. The results confirm the overwhelming importance of clarity, commitment and close, positive exchange among team members for successful team work.

Effectiveness of a multidisciplinary facial function clinic

“…Review of the published literature finds more or less equivocal remarks on the evidence for effectiveness and utility of multidisciplinary approaches. [20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30] One of the reasons why there is no direct evidence regarding the success of teamwork in healthcare is the [31][32][33][34][35][36] Another reason would be the technical difficulty in conducting analyses of multidisciplinary approaches. Important factors that hinder such efforts include poor definition of team types and theoretic concepts, variability of populations, and healthcare settings support and infrastructure.…”

Interdisciplinary palliative care teams : insights and experiences of chaplain interns and social work interns.

“…Team communication is essential to effective interdisciplinary team functioning (Bokhour, 2006;Goldsmith et al, 2010;Junger et al, 2007;Sargeant et al, 2008) …”

“…The manner in which the patient in palliative care is treated is often by an interdisciplinary team, which is the foundation and central component of palliative care (Junger et al, 2007;Meier & Beresford, 2008). The interdisciplinary team is responsible for patient and family comprehensive care from intake until death and bereavement care (O 'Connor, Fisher, & Guilfoyle, 2006).…”

“…Other aspects in the Junger et al (2007) study that were important to team functioning were clarity of goals, roles, procedures, and a friendly atmosphere, and positive working environment. The study also found that team members must be able to deal with death and dying, and this ability is crucial for cooperation on the interdisciplinary team.…”

“…The study also found that team members must be able to deal with death and dying, and this ability is crucial for cooperation on the interdisciplinary team. New teams require adequate coping options, education on expected challenges, knowledge of potential conflicts, sufficient time to discuss common goals, and maintenance of clarity of these goals, roles, and procedures (Junger et al, 2007 (Sargeant et al, 2008). Healthy and effective teams require training (Bornstein, 2003) and their valuable collaboration is crucial for the best patient care and must be systematically supported by individual, team, and organizational levels (O 'Connor et al, 2006;Youngwerth & Twaddle, 2011).…”