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Palliative care teams: effective through moral reflection.

Maaike A Hermsen1, Henk A M J Ten Have

  • 1University Medical Centre Nijmegen, The Netherlands. M.Hermsen@efg.umcn.nl

Journal of Interprofessional Care
|December 24, 2005
PubMed
Summary

Effective palliative care relies on multidisciplinary teams. This article explores team effectiveness and highlights moral reflection as a key indicator of successful palliative care teamwork.

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Area of Science:

  • Palliative Care
  • Healthcare Management
  • Medical Ethics

Background:

  • Multidisciplinary teamwork is widely assumed to be essential for effective palliative care.
  • This assumption stems from the belief that teams can better address complex patient and family needs.
  • The article examines the nature of teamwork and its effectiveness in palliative care settings.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To define and explore the concept of team effectiveness in palliative care.
  • To analyze the role and characteristics of moral reflection and deliberation within palliative care teams.
  • To establish a link between moral reflection capacity and overall team effectiveness.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of teamwork and team effectiveness in palliative care.
  • Exploration of moral reflection and moral deliberation processes.
  • Description of a concrete moral deliberation process.

Main Results:

  • Team effectiveness in palliative care can be measured by specific parameters.
  • Moral deliberation is a critical component of palliative care.
  • The capacity for moral reflection is a distinguishing feature of effective palliative care teams.

Conclusions:

  • Effective palliative care necessitates strong teamwork.
  • Moral reflection is not only a characteristic but also a measurable outcome of effective palliative care teams.
  • Integrating moral deliberation enhances team function and patient care outcomes.

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