Table 3.
Healthcare Professionals’ Behavior and Experience Regarding Interprofessional Collaboration.
| Questions | Responses | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N * | Strongly Disagree N (%) | Disagree N (%) | Neither Agree nor Disagree N (%) | Agree N (%) | Strongly Agree N (%) | Mean ± SD | |
| I am included in patient care decision making | 533 | 11 (2.1) | 34 (6.4) | 55 (10.3) | 236 (44.3) | 197 (37.0) | 4.08 ± 0.95 |
| I participate in multi-disciplinary patient care rounds | 464 | 25 (5.4) | 80 (17.2) | 62 (13.4) | 166 (35.8) | 131 (28.2) | 3.64 ± 1.21 |
| My recommendations for patient care are routinely implemented | 525 | 17 (3.2) | 36 (6.9) | 107 (20.4) | 242 (46.1) | 123 (23.4) | 3.80 ± 0.98 |
| I attend multi-disciplinary education sessions (i.e., grand rounds, journal clubs, seminars) | 468 | 47 (10.0) | 117 (25.0) | 65 (13.9) | 133 (28.4) | 106 (22.7) | 3.29 ± 1.33 |
| I am encouraged to raise concerns regarding patient care | 540 | 14 (2.6) | 25 (4.6) | 50 (9.3) | 247 (45.7) | 204 (37.8) | 4.11 ± 0.94 |
| I value the role of other healthcare professionals | 548 | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.2) | 9 (1.6) | 177 (32.3) | 360 (65.7) | 4.63 ± 0.55 |
| I feel there is a climate of mutual respect within the healthcare team | 543 | 31 (5.7) | 82 (15.1) | 93 (17.1) | 232 (42.7) | 105 (19.3) | 3.55 ± 1.13 |
| I value input from members of the healthcare team who are outside my own professional role | 546 | 1 (0.2) | 3 (0.5) | 10 (1.8) | 232 (42.5) | 300 (54.9) | 4.51 ± 0.58 |
Note: * Responses do not total n = 551 due to exclusion of ‘Do not apply’ and missing data.