Interprofessional collaboration and patient-reported outcomes in inpatient care: protocol for a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Interprofessional collaboration (IPC) is a core demand of policymakers, funding parties, and health care professionals in practice. Although the causal mechanism from increased IPC to improved patient outcomes seems to be intuitive, there is a lack of credible causal evidence concerning the effects not only on the objective but also on the subjective patient outcomes. The aim of the planned systematic review is to focus on the effect of IPC on patient-reported outcomes and experiences in inpatient care.

Methods

A systematic literature review will be undertaken by searching the following electronic databases: PubMed, Web of Science/Social Science Citation Index, Cochrane Library (CENTRAL), Current Contents (LIVIVO), CINAHL, and EMBASE. Additional studies will be id

SUBMITTER: Kaiser L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6102939 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature