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Qualitative examination of collaboration in team-based primary care during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The objective of this study was to describe Ontario primary care teams' experiences with collaboration during the COVID-19 pandemic. Descriptive qualitative methods using focus groups conducted virtually for data collection.

Setting

Primary care teams located in Ontario, Canada.

Participants

Our study conducted 11 focus groups with 10 primary care teams, with a total of 48 participants reflecting a diverse range of interprofessional healthcare providers and administrators working in primary care.

Results

Three themes were identified using thematic analysis: (1) prepandemic team functioning facilitated adaptation, (2) new processes of team interactions and collaboration, and (3) team as a foundation of support.

Conclusions

Results revealed the importance of collaboration for provider well-being, and the challenges of providing collaborative team-based primary care in the pandemic context. Caution against converting primary care collaboration to predominantly virtual modalities postpandemic is recommended. Further research on team functioning during the COVID-19 pandemic in other healthcare organisations will offer additional insight regarding how primary care teams can work collaboratively in a postpandemic environment.

SUBMITTER: Ashcroft R

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9895917 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Qualitative examination of collaboration in team-based primary care during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ashcroft Rachelle R Donnelly Catherine C Lam Simon S Kourgiantakis Toula T Adamson Keith K Verilli David D Dolovich Lisa L Sheffield Peter P Kirvan Anne A Dancey Maya M Gill Sandeep S Mehta Kavita K Sur Deepy D Brown Judith Belle JB

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<h4>Objective</h4>The objective of this study was to describe Ontario primary care teams' experiences with collaboration during the COVID-19 pandemic. Descriptive qualitative methods using focus groups conducted virtually for data collection.<h4>Setting</h4>Primary care teams located in Ontario, Canada.<h4>Participants</h4>Our study conducted 11 focus groups with 10 primary care teams, with a total of 48 participants reflecting a diverse range of interprofessional healthcare providers and admini ...[more]

PMID: 36731930

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Qualitative examination of collaboration in team-based primary care during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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