Table 2.
Healthcare Professionals’ Attitudes toward Patient Care and the Healthcare Team.
| A: Attitudes Toward Interprofessional Collaboration Regarding Patient Care | ||||||
| Questions | Responses (N = 551) | |||||
| Strongly Disagree N (%) | Disagree N (%) | Neither Agree nor Disagree N (%) | Agree N (%) | Strongly Agree N (%) | Mean ± SD | |
| Patients receiving interprofessional care are more likely than others to be treated as a whole person | 3 (0.5) | 14 (2.5) | 41 (7.4) | 202 (36.7) | 291 (52.8) | 4.39 ± 0.78 |
| Patients would ultimately benefit if health care professionals worked together to solve patient problems | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.2) | 3 (0.5) | 120 (21.8) | 426 (77.3) | 4.76 ± 0.48 |
| The “give and take” among team members helps providers make better patient care decisions | 2 (0.4) | 10 (1.8) | 43 (7.8) | 231 (41.9) | 265 (48.1) | 4.36 ± 0.73 |
| The interprofessional approach makes the delivery of patient care more efficient | 4 (0.7) | 11 (2.0) | 59 (10.7) | 176 (31.9) | 301 (54.6) | 4.38 ± 0.81 |
| Reporting observations to a multidisciplinary team helps team members better understand the role of other health care professionals | 1 (0.2) | 7 (1.3) | 34 (6.2) | 197 (35.8) | 312 (56.6) | 4.47 ± 0.69 |
| Interprofessional collaboration increases the health care teams ability to understand clinical problems | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.2) | 26 (4.7) | 206 (37.4) | 317 (57.5) | 4.52 ± 0.61 |
| Working in an interprofessional manner unnecessarily complicates patient care | 157 (28.5) | 212 (38.5) | 59 (10.7) | 59 (10.7) | 64 (11.6) | 2.38 ± 1.31 |
| B: Attitudes Toward Interprofessional Collaboration regarding the Healthcare Team | ||||||
| Questions | Responses (N = 551) | |||||
| Interprofessional collaboration helps healthcare professionals think positively about the health care team | 2 (0.4) | 9 (1.6) | 82 (14.9) | 255 (46.3) | 203 (36.8) | 4.18 ± 0.77 |
| Communication skills are critical for the healthcare team for improved patient outcomes | 0 (0) | 1 (0.2) | 8 (1.5) | 121 (22.0) | 421 (76.4) | 4.75 ± 0.48 |
| Interprofessional collaboration allows healthcare professionals to understand their role limitations | 2 (0.4) | 24 (4.4) | 93 (16.9) | 248 (45.0) | 184 (33.4) | 4.07 ± 0.84 |
| For interprofessional collaboration to be effective, the healthcare team needs to trust and respect each other | 2 (0.4) | 0 (0) | 9 (1.6) | 148 (26.9) | 392 (71.1) | 4.68 ± 0.54 |
| Team meetings foster communication among members from different professions and disciplines | 0 (0) | 6 (1.1) | 42 (7.6) | 234 (42.5) | 269 (48.8) | 4.39 ± 0.68 |
| Working in an interprofessional environment keeps health professionals enthusiastic and interested in their jobs | 3 (0.5) | 14 (2.5) | 124 (22.5) | 228 (41.4) | 182 (33.0) | 4.04 ± 0.84 |
| Working in an interprofessional manner requires additional time | 18 (3.3) | 89 (16.2) | 143 (26.0) | 196 (35.6) | 105 (19.1) | 3.51 ± 1.07 |
| For interprofessional collaboration to be effective, members of the healthcare team must work within their scope of practice | 0 (0) | 12 (2.2) | 52 (9.4) | 258 (46.8) | 229 (41.6) | 4.28 ± 0.72 |