Review: Toward realizing the potential of diversity in composition of interprofessional health care teams: an examination of the cognitive and psychosocial dynamics of interprofessional collaboration

Med Care Res Rev. 2010 Feb;67(1):3-26. doi: 10.1177/1077558709338478. Epub 2009 Jul 15.

Abstract

Interprofessional approaches to health and social care have been linked to improved planning and policy development, more clinically effective services, and enhanced problem solving; however, there is evidence that professionals tend to operate in uniprofessional silos and that attempts to share knowledge across professional borders are often unsuccessful.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Cooperative Behavior*
  • Decision Making
  • Humans
  • Interdisciplinary Communication*
  • Interprofessional Relations*
  • Patient Care Team*
  • Psychology*