Team climate and quality of care in primary health care: a review of studies using the Team Climate Inventory in the United Kingdom.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Attributes of teams could affect the quality of care delivered in primary care. The aim of this study was to systematically review studies conducted within the UK NHS primary care that have measured team climate using the Team Climate Inventory (TCI), and to describe, if reported, the relationship between the TCI and measures of quality of care.

Findings

The databases MEDLINE, EMBASE, and CINAHL were searched. The reference lists of included article were checked and one relevant journal was hand-searched. Eight papers were included. Three studies used a random sample; the remaining five used convenience or purposive samples. Six studies were cross sectional surveys, whilst two were before and after studies. Four studies examined the relationship between team clima

SUBMITTER: Goh TT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2775031 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature