Systematic review of the characteristics of brief team interventions to clarify roles and improve functioning in healthcare teams.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Describe brief (less than half a day) interventions aimed at improving healthcare team functioning.

Methods

A systematic review on brief team interventions aimed at role clarification and team functioning (PROSPERO Registration Number: CRD42018088922). Experimental or quasi-experimental studies were included. Database searches included CINAHL, Medline, EMBASE, PUBMED, Cochrane, RCT Registry-1990 to April 2020 and grey literature. Articles were screened independently by teams of two reviewers. Risk of bias was assessed. Data from the retained articles were extracted by one reviewer and checked by a second reviewer independently. A narrative synthesis was undertaken.

Results

Searches yielded 1928 unique records. Final sample contained twenty papers describing 19 stu

SUBMITTER: Kilpatrick K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7286504 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature