Exploring strategies promoting interprofessional collaborative practice in spinal cord injury rehabilitation at a private South African hospital group
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Background. Implementing an interprofessional collaborative practice (IPCP) in hospitals improves health outcomes, enhances patient safety and reduces length of stay by optimising resource utilisation. Although this approach was desired at a private hospital group in South Africa (SA), the specific strategies for clinical guidelines and capacity management pertaining to spinal cord injury (SCI) patients and the implementation of IPCP were unknown.
Objective. To explore strategies for implementing clinical guidelines and capacity management for SCI rehabilitation to promote IPCP in a private hospital group in SA.
Method. This exploratory descriptive qualitative study included participants who were selected through purposive sampling. The participants comprised 11 staff from various disciplines and management of the private hospital group, one local and one international expert in IPCP. Three online focus groups (n=13) were conducted, involving three to five participants. The transcriptions were analysed thematically using Braun and Clarke’s framework.
Results. Interprofessional communication and tools as well as capacity development were three emergent themes from the data. Strategies pertaining to communication methods, digitisation, visual displays, patient care information, educational information and education of healthcare workers were suggested to promote IPCP.
Conclusion. These findings from the emergent themes could assist in implementing and integrating an IPCP approach into the rehabilitation service. Further research assessing the efficacy of implementing the IPCP strategies and digital platform would be beneficial.
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