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[Multiprofessional healthcare team: concept and typology]
1Departamento de Orientação Profissional, Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
Revista De Saude Publica
|April 4, 2001
Summary
This study defines teamwork in healthcare, distinguishing integrated teams from mere groups. Key criteria for identifying team types include communication, professional roles, and shared care goals, crucial for effective healthcare delivery.
Area of Science:
- Healthcare Management
- Organizational Psychology
- Sociology of Work
Background:
- Multi-professional work in healthcare is complex.
- Existing theories on work processes and communicative action provide a foundation.
- Understanding teamwork is vital for efficient healthcare delivery.
Purpose of the Study:
- To introduce a concept and typology for teamwork in healthcare.
- To establish criteria for differentiating between integrated teams and groups.
- To enhance the understanding of collaborative work dynamics in healthcare settings.
Main Methods:
- Literature review and research synthesis on multi-professional healthcare work.
- Application of theories from healthcare work process studies.
- Utilizing the theory of communicative action to frame the concept of teamwork.
Main Results:
- Defined teamwork as collective work with reciprocal technical and interactive elements.
- Proposed a typology distinguishing integrated teams from groups.
- Identified key criteria: communication, professional recognition, common care programs, role specificity, work division flexibility, and autonomy.
Conclusions:
- The proposed typology offers a framework for analyzing healthcare teams.
- Clear identification criteria can improve team functioning and collaboration.
- Understanding these distinctions is essential for optimizing healthcare team performance.