A Swiss Health Care Professionals’ Perspective on the Meaning of Interprofessional Collaboration in Health Care of People with MS—A Focus Group Study

Rogan, Slavko; Schmid, Fabienne; Glässel, Andrea (2021). A Swiss Health Care Professionals’ Perspective on the Meaning of Interprofessional Collaboration in Health Care of People with MS—A Focus Group Study International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(12), pp. 1-16. MDPI 10.3390/ijerph18126537

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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, inflammatory autoimmune disease of the central nervous system mainly of adults ranging from 20 to 45 years of age. The risk of developing MS is 50% higher in women than in men. Most people with MS (PwMS) experience a spectrum of symptoms such as spasticity, continence dysfunctions, fatigue, or neurobehavioral manifestations. Due to the complexity of MS and the variety of patient-centered needs, a comprehensive approach of interprofessional collaboration (IPC) of multiple health care professionals (HCP) is necessary. The aim of this qualitative study was to explore the meaning of IPC in the comprehensive care of PwMS from a HCP perspective. Focus groups (FG) with HCP were conducted, recorded, and transcribed verbatim. The sample contained HCP from three MS clinics in different phases of care and rehabilitation. Four main categories emerged: (a) experience with IPC, (b) relevant aspects for IPC in patients’ treatment, (c) differences in in- and outpatient settings, and (d) influence of patient perspective. IPC plays a crucial role in HCP perspective when treating PwMS, which can benefit from an IPC therapeutic approach because HCP work together in a patient-centered way. The inpatient setting of HCP strongly supports the implementation of IPC. This prerequisite does not exist in outpatient settings.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	School of Health Professions > Physiotherapy > Higher Education Research in Health Professions Group
Name:	Rogan, Slavko0000-0003-0865-2575; Schmid, Fabienne and Glässel, Andrea
Subjects:	R Medicine > RZ Other systems of medicine
ISSN:	1660-4601
Publisher:	MDPI
Language:	English
Submitter:	Slavko Rogan
Date Deposited:	19 Jan 2022 13:45
Last Modified:	19 Jan 2022 13:45
Publisher DOI:	10.3390/ijerph18126537
ARBOR DOI:	10.24451/arbor.16301
URI:	https://arbor.bfh.ch/id/eprint/16301