[EQ] Interprofessional Collaboration and Quality Primary Healthcare

CHSRF Synthesis: Interprofessional Collaboration and Quality Primary Healthcare

Canadian Health Services Research Foundation and the Health Council of Canada

 

            Available online as PDF file [48p.] at: http://www.chsrf.ca/research_themes/documents/SynthesisReport_E_FINAL.pdf

 

“….This synthesis was initiated to help the gain a better understanding of the evidence surrounding interprofessional collaboration in Canadian primary healthcare, and the potential benefits for patients and healthcare providers. It focuses on existing evaluations of interprofessional collaboration initiatives in the literature and projects funded through the Primary Health Care Transition Fund.

The synthesis report incorporates:

• findings from initiatives or projects that involved primary healthcare provision;

• a systematic review of peer-reviewed literature regarding outcomes of interprofessional collaboration in primary healthcare; and

• a Canadian environmental scan to obtain stakeholder feedback.

The process used to assess the quality of initiatives and projects included:

• examination of the qualitative and quantitative characteristics of the study design, and the nature of the health services intervention;

• rating of the study design characteristics based on level of evidence criteria; and

• grading of each study by an expert in primary healthcare research….”

 

Content:

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

I. CONTEXT

A. Background Information

B. Synthesis Objectives and Review Questions

C. Implications of Current Research and Synthesis Review

II. APPROACH

A. Methodology

III. GREY AND PEER-REVIEWED LITERATURE

A. Grey and Peer-Reviewed Literature Meeting Inclusion Criteria

1. Interprofessional Collaboration and Patient/Client Outcomes

2. Interprofessional Collaboration and Health System Outcomes

3. Interprofessional Collaboration and Provider Outcomes

4. Variations in Interprofessional Collaboration and Outcomes

B. Grey and Peer-Reviewed Literature Not Meeting Inclusion Criteria

1. Interprofessional Collaboration: Chronic Disease Management

2. Interprofessional Collaboration: Principles, Definitions, Frameworks, Barriers and Facilitators

3. Interprofessional Collaboration: Tools, Evaluation and Research

IV. ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN

A. Overview Scan Results

1. Interprofessional Collaboration and Health System Outcomes

2. Interprofessional Collaboration and Patient/Client Outcomes

3. Interprofessional Collaboration and Provider Outcomes

4. Interprofessional Collaboration Model Variations and Outcomes

V. RESEARCH GAPS AND PRIORITIES

VI. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

ENDNOTES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

 

 

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