Assessing the facilitators and barriers of interdisciplinary team working in primary care using normalisation process theory: An integrative review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Interdisciplinary team working is of paramount importance in the reform of primary care in order to provide cost-effective and comprehensive care. However, international research shows that it is not routine practice in many healthcare jurisdictions. It is imperative to understand levers and barriers to the implementation process. This review examines interdisciplinary team working in practice, in primary care, from the perspective of service providers and analyses 1 barriers and facilitators to implementation of interdisciplinary teams in primary care and 2 the main research gaps.

Methods and findings

An integrative review following the PRISMA guidelines was conducted. Following a search of 10 international databases, 8,827 titles were screened for relevance and

SUBMITTER: O'Reilly P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5436644 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature