A pilot study protocol of a relational coordination training intervention among healthcare professionals in an Army medical center.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As patient care becomes more complex, high-quality communication and relationships among healthcare professionals are critical to coordinating care. Relational coordination (RC), a process of high-quality communication supported by shared goals, shared knowledge, and mutual respect, is positively associated with better patient (e.g., quality of care) and staff (e.g., job satisfaction, and retention) outcomes. A few researchers have found that communication skills training improves RC in civilian hospitals. However, researchers have not tested the feasibility of conducting communication skills training based on the RC framework among healthcare professionals in military hospitals. To address this gap, we propose conducting an RC training intervention in a military hospita

SUBMITTER: House S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11877811 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature