S K Baxter1, S M Brumfitt. 1. Department of Human Communication Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK. s.k.baxter@sheffield.ac.uk
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To examine staff perceptions of teamworking practice in the field of stroke care. DESIGN: Qualitative interview study. SETTING: Three teams providing care to patients with stroke across a typical care pathway of acute hospital ward, specialist stroke unit, and community rehabilitation. PARTICIPANTS: 37 staff members from a range of professions. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Healthcare staff perceptions of teamworking. RESULTS: Through detailed coding and analysis of the transcripts, five perceptions regarding the impact of teamworking on staff and patients were identified. These were: (1) mutual staff support, (2) knowledge and skills sharing, (3) timely intervention/discharge, (4) reduced individual decision-making and responsibility and (5) impact on patient contact time. CONCLUSIONS: Teamworking practice may be associated with a number of perceived benefits for staff and patient care; however, the potential for losses resulting from reduced patient contact time and ill-defined responsibility needs further investigation.
OBJECTIVES: To examine staff perceptions of teamworking practice in the field of stroke care. DESIGN: Qualitative interview study. SETTING: Three teams providing care to patients with stroke across a typical care pathway of acute hospital ward, specialist stroke unit, and community rehabilitation. PARTICIPANTS: 37 staff members from a range of professions. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Healthcare staff perceptions of teamworking. RESULTS: Through detailed coding and analysis of the transcripts, five perceptions regarding the impact of teamworking on staff and patients were identified. These were: (1) mutual staff support, (2) knowledge and skills sharing, (3) timely intervention/discharge, (4) reduced individual decision-making and responsibility and (5) impact on patient contact time. CONCLUSIONS: Teamworking practice may be associated with a number of perceived benefits for staff and patient care; however, the potential for losses resulting from reduced patient contact time and ill-defined responsibility needs further investigation.
Authors: Riaz Agha; Eric Edison; Christian Fielder Camm; Lisa Cheng; Pushpaj Gajendragadkar; Colin Borland Journal: Ann Med Surg (Lond) Date: 2012-08-09