Baseline assessment on the quality of interprofessional collaboration among Filipino Mental Health Professionals

Autor: Pauline Gail V. Martinez, Abigael S. Mesina, Fatima Felissa T. Labung, Michael P. Sy, Maria Rosa E. Vicencio, Hannah Danae P. Tulabut, Ma Aya Karmela G. Medina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Journal of Interprofessional Education & Practice. 14:58-66
ISSN: 2405-4526
Popis: Background Mental health care has recently been a priority health program in the Philippines as evident in the present lobbying of the “Mental Health Act of 2016“. In spite of these developments, the existence and quality of interprofessional collaboration among Filipino Mental Health Professionals remain unexamined. Purpose The aim of this paper is to assess the quality of IPC (IPCQ) and examine what variables affect it. Method Through a respondent-driven sampling, a survey research design was given to a group of Filipino Mental Health Professionals. The survey asked the demographic profile and the perceptions on the quality of IPC through the Collaborative Practice Assessment Tool-Revised (CPAT-R) which is a 21-item tool with 7-point Likert scale and five factors: 1) patient/community-centered care, 2) collaborative communication, 3) interprofessional conflict, 4) role clarification, and 5) environment. Results/discussion Findings revealed that 44 out of 51 (86.3%) participants experienced IPC in their practice; they generally assessed their teams with good quality (Mdn = 5.5). Despite having agreeable collaborative communication (Mdn = 6.3), teams have a subdued ability in interprofessional conflict (Mdn = 4.5). Conclusion: IPC is a concept that must be seen as not gender-biased, a strategy that should be implemented deliberately with long-term goals, and a competency that develops in a non-linear progression. Having a professional obligation to collaborate enhances agreeability towards IPC, while lack of role clarification within the team reduces it.
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