Interprofessional collaboration and patient-reported outcomes: a secondary data analysis based on large scale survey data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While interprofessional collaboration (IPC) is widely considered a key element of comprehensive patient treatment, evidence focusing on its impact on patient-reported outcomes (PROs) is inconclusive. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between employee-rated IPC and PROs in a clinical inpatient setting.

Methods

We conducted a secondary data analysis of the entire patient and employee reported data collected by the Picker Institute Germany in cross-sectional surveys between 2003 and 2016. Individual patient data from departments within hospitals was matched with employee survey data from within 2 years of treatment at the department-level. Items assessing employee-rated IPC (independent variables) were included in Principal Component Analysis (

SUBMITTER: Kaiser L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9809039 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature