title: Interprofessional collaboration from nurses and physicians – A triangulation of quantitative and qualitative data
abstract: Background: Interprofessional collaboration between nurses and physicians is a recurrent challenge in daily clinical practice. To ameliorate the situation, quantitative or qualitative studies are conducted. However, the results of these studies have often been limited by the methods chosen. Aim: To describe the synthesis of interprofessional collaboration from the nursing perspective by triangulating quantitative and qualitative data. Method: Data triangulation was performed as a sub-project of the interprofessional Sinergia DRG Research program. Initially, quantitative and qualitative data were analyzed separately in a mixed methods design. By means of triangulation a „meta-matrix“ resulted in a four-step process. Results: The „meta-matrix“ displays all relevant quantitative and qualitative results as well as their interrelations on one page. Relevance, influencing factors as well as consequences of interprofessional collaboration for patients, relatives and systems become visible. Conclusion: For the first time, the interprofessional collaboration from the nursing perspective at five Swiss hospitals is shown in a „meta-matrix“. The consequences of insufficient collaboration between nurses and physicians are considerable. This is why it’s necessary to invest in interprofessional concepts. In the „meta-matrix“ the factors which influence the interprofessional collaboration positively or negatively are visible.
authors.affiliation: 1 Fachführung Medizinbereich Trauma-Derma-Rheuma, UniversitätsSpital Zürich.
authors.forename: Marianne
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schärli
authors.affiliation: 2 Pflegeentwicklung, Kantonsspital Winterthur.
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.affiliation: 3 Ressort Pflege / MTT Universitätsspital Basel.
authors.forename: Jacqueline S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.affiliation: 4 Bereich Fachentwicklung, Direktion Pflege / MTT, Inselspital Universitätsspital Bern und Institut für Pflegewissenschaft, Universität Basel.
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Spichiger
authors.affiliation: 5 Direktion Pflege & MTTB, UniversitätsSpital Zürich und Institut für Pflegewissenschaft, Universität Basel.
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Spirig
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection; D003626:Data Display; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D000070516:Intersectoral Collaboration; D019555:Physician-Nurse Relations; D036301:Qualitative Research; D013557:Switzerland
keywords: Interprofessionelle Zusammenarbeit; Mixed Methods Research; Pflegefachpersonen; Triangulation; interprofessional relations; methods; nurses; physicians; research; Ärzt(inn)en