Interprofessional Teamwork and Collaboration Between Community Health Workers and Healthcare Teams: An Integrative Review

Health Services Research & Managerial Epidemiology

Catherine M.Franklin¹ 

关键词: community health;    access to care;    community health worker;    interprofessional teamwork;    collaboration;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2333392815573312

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Objectives:Community Health Workers (CHWs) serve as a means of improving outcomes for underserved populations. However, their relationship within health care teams is not well studied. The purpose of this integrative review was to examine published research reports that demonstrated positive health outcomes as a result of CHW intervention to identify interprofessional teamwork and collaboration between CHWs and health care teams.Methods:A total of 47 studies spanning 33 years were reviewed using an integrative literature review methodology for evidence to support the following assumptions of effective interprofessional teamwork between CHWs and health care teams: (1) shared understanding of roles, norms, values, and goals of the team; (2) egalitarianism; (3) cooperation; (4) interdependence; and(5) synergy.Results:Of the 47 studies, 12 reported at least one assumption of effective interprofessional teamwork. Four studies demonstrated all 5 assumptions of interprofessional teamwork.Conclusions:Four studies...

【 授权许可】

CC BY