Working on working together. A systematic review on how healthcare professionals contribute to interprofessional collaboration

Figures & data

Figure 1. Flow diagram of the search strategy.

Table 1. Study designs in review.

Study design	Number (%)
Qualitative design	60 (93,8%)
Mixed-method design	3 (4,7%)
Quantitative design	1 (1,6%)
Total	64

Figure 2. Percentage comparison of data on nurses and physicians.

Figure 3. Comparison of data between collaborative settings.

Figure 4. Comparison of data between (sub)sectors in healthcare.

Table 2. Healthcare (sub)sectors represented in review.

Sub-sectors	Number (%)	Example
Hospital care	29 (45,3%)	Intensive care team (Reeves et al., 2015)
Cross-sectoral	12 (18,8%)	Distributed heart failure teams (Lingard et al., 2017)
Primary and neighborhood care	9 (14,1%)	Primary health teams (Quinlan & Robertson, 2012)
Mental health care	4 (6,3%)	Substance abuse care (Sylvain & Lamothe, 2012)
Cases in multiple subsectors	5 (7,8%)	Acute care and elderly home care (Hurlock-Chorostecki et al., 2015)
Other	5 (8,2%)	Dental care (Franzén, 2012)
Total	64

Table 3. Stated effects on interprofessional collaboration and patient care.

Category of contributions	Stated effects on interprofessional collaboration	Stated effects on patient care
Bridging gaps	Positive: 29	Positive: 4 Mixed: 4
Negotiating overlaps	Positive: 12 Negative: 2	n/a
Creating spaces	Positive: 6	Positive: 2 Negative: 1

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