title: Enhancing multiple disciplinary teamwork.
abstract: Multiple disciplinary research provides an opportunity to bring together investigators across disciplines to provide new views and develop innovative approaches to important questions. Through this shared experience, novel paradigms are formed, original frameworks are developed, and new language is generated. Integral to the successful construction of effective cross-disciplinary teams is the recognition of antecedent factors that affect the development of the team such as intrapersonal, social, physical environmental, organizational, and institutional influences. Team functioning is enhanced with well-developed behavioral, affective, interpersonal, and intellectual processes. Outcomes of effective multiple disciplinary research teams include novel ideas, integrative models, new training programs, institutional change, and innovative policies that can also influence the degree to which antecedents and processes contribute to team performance. Ongoing evaluation of team functioning and achievement of designated outcomes ensures the continued development of the multiple disciplinary team and confirmation of this approach as important to the advancement of science.
authors.affiliation: Biobehavioral and Health Sciences Division, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6096, USA. tew@nursing.upenn.edu
authors.forename: Terri E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Weaver
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003144:Communication Barriers; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D006126:Group Processes; D006272:Health Facility Environment; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D016294:Models, Nursing; D017146:Models, Organizational; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009042:Motivation; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010551:Personality; D024382:Professional Role / Q000523:psychology; D012106:Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012107:Research Design; D035502:Trust