Interdisciplinary collaboration experiences in creating an everyday rehabilitation model: a pilot study

Area of Science:

• Healthcare Services Research
• Rehabilitation Medicine
• Team-Based Care

Background:

• Home-based everyday rehabilitation aims to enhance self-help and community resource utilization for individuals with functional impairments.
• This interdisciplinary service necessitates effective interprofessional collaboration and service coordination.
• The study focuses on the employee experience of forming a new multidisciplinary team and developing a work model for this service.

Purpose of the Study:

• To explore employees' experiences in establishing a new multidisciplinary team.
• To understand the development of a team-based work model for everyday rehabilitation.
• To identify key processes and challenges in implementing interdisciplinary home-based rehabilitation.

Main Methods:

• Qualitative study design utilizing two focus group interviews.
• Participants included an occupational therapist, care workers, a nurse, a physiotherapist, and a project leader.
• Thematic content analysis was employed for data analysis.

Main Results:

• The establishment process occurred in three phases: planning, practical trials, and model implementation.
• Key themes included team creation, service design, practical application trials, and ensuring member equality.
• The development of work routines, a team-based flowchart, and integrated interdisciplinary collaboration were central.

Conclusions:

• The team successfully developed work routines, a revised team-based flowchart, and fostered integrated Trans- and interdisciplinary collaboration.
• External exchange and collaboration were significant aspects of the process.
• There is an identified need for enhanced secure network solutions to support ongoing collaboration.