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Exploration of the integration of care for persons with a traumatic brain injury using social network analysis
1Department of Rehabilitation, Université Laval, 2325 Rue de l'Université, Quebec City, QC G1V 0A6, Canada.
Introduction:
Integration is a popular strategy to increase the quality of care within systems of care. However, there is no common language, approach or tool allowing for a valid description, comparison and evaluation of integrated care. Social network analysis could be a viable methodology to provide an objective picture of integrated networks.
Goal Of The Article:
To illustrate social network analysis use in the context of systems of care for traumatic brain injury.
Method:
We surveyed members of a network using a validated questionnaire to determine the links between them. We determined the density, centrality, multiplexity, and quality of the links reported.
Results:
The network was described as moderately dense (0.6), the most prevalent link was knowledge, and four organisation members of a consortium were central to the network. Social network analysis allowed us to create a graphic representation of the network.
Conclusion:
Social network analysis is a useful methodology to objectively characterise integrated networks.
