Developing and measuring progress toward collaborative, integrated, interdisciplinary health care teams.
In this article we report the results of a longitudinal study of an intervention to enhance interdisciplinary team functioning in a primary care setting. Components of the team development intervention are outlined. Team members' assessments of progress towards expressing values consistent with an effective team--as measured through the System for the Multiple Level Observation of Groups (SYMLOG)--are presented and discussed. Institutional, organizational, and team related supports and barriers that affect the development of collaborative, integrated teams are identified and discussed; implications for ensuring teams' success are presented.
Cashman
Suzanne
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University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA. suzanne.cashman@umassmed.edu
Reidy
Patricia
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Cody
Kathleen
K
Lemay
Celeste
C
D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D009511:New England; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D000078329:Workforce