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Interprofessional collaboration in a community virtual ward: A focus group study.
Trude Fløystad Eines1, Marianne Storm1,2, Cecilie Katrine Utheim Grønvik1
1Molde University College, Molde, Norway.
Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences
|January 30, 2023
Summary
Community virtual wards enhance care for elderly patients with multiple health issues. Interprofessional collaboration and patient involvement are key to sustainable home healthcare services, improving quality of life.
Area of Science:
- Healthcare Management
- Nursing
- Gerontology
Background:
- Addressing the growing shortage of nurses and healthcare professionals.
- Managing the increasing number of elderly patients with multimorbidity.
- Need for innovative primary care service organization for sustainable healthcare.
Purpose of the Study:
- Explore healthcare professionals' experiences with interprofessional collaboration.
- Focus on care for patients with multimorbidity in a community virtual ward.
- Investigate the Norwegian context of community virtual ward implementation.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative exploratory study design.
- Focus group interviews with 17 healthcare professionals.
- Thematic analysis of collected data.
Main Results:
- Healthcare professionals see patient involvement as crucial for sustainable home healthcare.
- Assessment tools and whiteboard meetings facilitate interprofessional collaboration.
- Holistic, interprofessional follow-up enhances health promotion for patients with multimorbidity.
Conclusions:
- Community virtual wards offer a sustainable model for home-based care for patients with multimorbidity.
- Patient-centered, health promotion approaches improve follow-up quality.
- Mutual trust and respect among professionals are vital for leveraging expertise.
- Future development should incorporate patient and next of kin perspectives.
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