title: The role of professional and team commitments in nurse-physician collaboration.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyse the effect of both professional and care unit commitments on attitudes towards interprofessional collaboration between nurses and physicians.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  The effects of both professional and care unit commitment on inter-professional collaboration have not been taken into account together, and previous research has analysed only one profession at a time, neglecting the nurse-physician comparison.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional survey of 138 physicians and 359 nurses was used.
  
  
  RESULTS
  For physicians, professional commitment decreased attitudes towards interprofessional collaboration whereas care unit commitment had a positive influence. Conversely, for nurses, the professional commitment had a significant positive effect on attitudes towards interprofessional collaboration whereas care unit commitment had no significant effect.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Intergroup relations affect the extent to which nurses and physicians are inclined to engage in interprofessional collaboration. Professional and care unit commitments had different effects on attitude toward the inter-professional collaboration of nurses and physicians.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Inter-professional collaboration is affected by the relationship between physicians and nurse at the professional group level. Managers who want to change and improve inter-professional collaboration should pay close attention to the interplay between changes they are introducing and well-established identities and practices between professionals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Economics, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Caricati
authors.affiliation: Department of Arts and Literature, History and Social Studies, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
authors.forename: Tiziana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mancini
authors.affiliation: Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria of Parma, Parma, Italy.
authors.forename: Alfonso
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sollami
authors.affiliation: Azienda USL of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bianconcini
authors.affiliation: Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
authors.forename: Cinzia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Guidi
authors.affiliation: IRCCS Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova of Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Prandi
authors.affiliation: Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria of Parma, Parma, Italy.
authors.forename: Rosa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Silvano
authors.affiliation: Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria of Parma, Parma, Italy.
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Taffurelli
authors.affiliation: Palliative Care Unit, IRCCS Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova of Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
authors.forename: Giovanna
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Artioli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010819:Physician's Role / Q000523:psychology; D019555:Physician-Nurse Relations; D012933:Social Identification; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: interprofessional relations; nurse-physician collaboration; professional identity; team identity