Interprofessional Authorship in Critical Care Journals
Katie J Suda1, Amanda L Torbett2, Benjamin L Zarzaur3
11 Department of Veterans Affairs, Center of Innovation for Complex Chronic Healthcare, Chicago, IL, USA.
Therapeutic Innovation & Regulatory Science
|September 18, 2018
Summary
Interprofessional authorship in critical care research has increased, reflecting greater focus on team-based care. However, collaboration primarily involves physicians and PhDs, not a broader range of health professionals.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Health Services Research
- Critical Care Medicine
Background:
- Interprofessional education and patient care are increasingly emphasized by accrediting bodies.
- Interprofessional health care teams are recognized for improving patient outcomes and reducing healthcare costs.
- There is a growing trend in educating health professional students collaboratively.
Purpose of the Study:
- To determine the frequency of interprofessional authorship in original research published in high-impact critical care journals.
- To analyze trends in interprofessional authorship over a decade.
Main Methods:
- A bibliometric analysis was conducted on original research articles.
- Authorship data from high-impact critical care journals were collected and analyzed.
- Author affiliations and professional roles were categorized.
Main Results:
- Physicians were the predominant authors (76.2%), followed by PhDs (10.5%) and other health professionals (3.0%).
- Both physician and nonphysician author frequencies increased significantly from 2001 to 2011.
- The proportion of articles with interprofessional authorship rose from 49.9% to 64.3% during the study period.
Conclusions:
- Increased focus on interprofessional education and care correlates with rising interprofessional authorship in critical care research.
- Despite the increase, interprofessional collaboration in published research is mainly between physicians and PhDs.
- Further efforts may be needed to foster broader interprofessional collaboration among diverse health professionals in critical care research.
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