Role of Pharmacists in the Interprofessional Care Team for Patients with Chronic Diseases

Figures & data

Table 1 Interprofessional Care Dimensions Discussed in This Study

No	Reference	Interprofessional Care Team	Study Sites	Interprofessional Care Dimension Discussed
				Partnership	Coordination	Cooperation	Shared Decision-Making	Therapeutic Outcome
1	Guilcher et al^Citation6	Doctor, pharmacist, nurse	Toronto, Canada	–	–	✓	–	–
2	Cain et al^Citation3	Doctor, nurse, pharmacist, family therapist, pastor	USA	–	✓	✓	✓	–
3	Powell et al^Citation7	Doctor, pharmacist, nurse	Philadelphia, USA	✓	✓	–	–	–
4	Wodskou et al^Citation8	Doctor, pharmacist, nurse	Denmark	–	✓	✓	–	–
5	Probst et al^Citation9	Physical therapist, doctor, nurse, pharmacist, nutritionist	Switzerland	✓	–	✓	–	–
6	Lehnbom et al^Citation10	Doctor, pharmacist, nurse	Sydney, Australia	–	–	✓	–	–
7	Gordon et al^Citation11	Doctor, pharmacist	USA	✓	–	–	–	✓
8	Zschoche et al^Citation12	Doctor, pharmacist, nurse	Maryland, USA	✓	✓	✓	–	–
9	Cope et al^Citation13	Doctor, pharmacist, nurse	New York, USA	✓	✓	–	✓	✓
10	Silvaggi et al^Citation14	Doctor, pharmacist, nurse	UK	–	✓	–	–	–
11	Ulrich et al^Citation15	Doctor, pharmacist, nurse	Germany	✓	–	✓	–	–
12	Lublóy et al^Citation16	Doctor, pharmacist, nurse	Canada	–	✓	–	✓	–
13	Smith et al^Citation17	Doctor, pharmacist, nurse	Ireland	–	–	✓	✓	–
14	Lelubre et al^Citation18	Doctor, pharmacist, nurse	Switzerland	✓	–	✓	–	–
15	Chan et al^Citation19	Doctor, pharmacist, nurse	Sydney, Australia	✓	✓	✓	✓	–
16	Santschi et al^Citation20	Doctor, pharmacist, nurse	Switzerland	–	–	✓	–	–
17	Turner et al^Citation21	Doctor, pharmacist, nurse	USA	✓	–	–	–	–
18	deBoer et al^Citation22	Physical therapy doctor, doctor, nurse, pharmacist, psychologist, social workers, dietitians	Toronto, Ontario	–	–	✓	–	–
19	Swanoski et al^Citation23	Doctor, pharmacist, nurse practitioners, physician assistants	USA	✓	–	✓	–	–
20	DiMaria-Ghalili et al^Citation24	Doctors, nurses, pharmacists, dentists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, speech and language pathologists	USA	✓	✓	–	–	–
21	Higgins et al^Citation25	Doctor, pharmacist, nurse	Virginia, USA	✓	–	–	✓	–
22	Coffey et al^Citation26	Doctor, pharmacist	Ohio, USA	–	–		✓	–
23	Taylor et al^Citation27	Doctor, pharmacist, nurse	Arizona, USA	–	✓	–	✓	–
24	Boylan et al^Citation28	Doctors, pharmacists, nurses, medical assistants, and health coaches	Florida, USA	✓	–	✓	✓	–
25	Swallow et al^Citation29	Clinical psychologists, dietitians, doctors, nurses, pharmacists, play workers, therapists, and social workers	UK	✓	✓	–	–	–
26	Rieck et al^Citation31	Doctor, pharmacist	Perth, Australia	✓	–	✓	✓	–
27	Lalonde et al^Citation31	Doctor, pharmacist, nurse	Canada	✓	✓	–	–	–

Figure 1 Flow chart of literature search.

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