The importance of teamwork in healthcare for effective communicate and care of older adults

Perceived Organizational Support in Health Care: The Importance of Teamwork and Training for Employee Well-Being and Patient Satisfaction

“…Although research in health care indicates effective teamwork is likely to promote hospital efficiency and improved patient experience of care (Sedki et al, 2015;So et al, 2011), we did not find a significant direct relationship between employees' teamwork perceptions and patient satisfaction. Instead, our study showed perceptions of teamwork have a positive indirect influence on patient satisfaction, explained by job satisfaction and intention to remain.…”

“…Human resource activities in multidisciplinary settings such as health care involve team-based processes whereby doctors, nurses, and other health professionals interact collaboratively (Sedki, Mendez, Bruer, & Levine, 2015; So, West, & Dawson, 2011). Teamwork in health care is a dynamic workplace activity in which two or more health care workers collaborate on decisions and work interdependently toward achieving a common purpose (Manser, 2009).…”

“…Favorable employees’ perceptions of teamwork should facilitate safe and efficient patient-centered services and promote patient satisfaction, which is increasingly recognized as a criterion for assessing health care performance (Doyle, Lennox, & Bell, 2013). Although some studies have reported links between teamwork and quality health care services (e.g., Sedki et al, 2015), research in this area has seldom examined the underlying individual-level mechanisms explaining and/or enhancing this process. As a result, there are considerable gaps in our understanding of potential mediators and moderators that explain how and why perceptions of teamwork influence health care outcomes.…”

Retrospective Study of Healthcare Resources Developed for Patients by Interprofessional Teams

“…Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and shortages in the workforce have amplified the need for collaboration and teamwork across health professions [ 6 ]. To address this recent change, WSU implemented an IPTV with older adults living in the Detroit Metropolitan Area (Metro Detroit) community [ 7 ]. The IPTV program assessed adults aged over 50 years within the community.…”