Improving Multidisciplinary Team Working to Support Integrated Care for People with Frailty Amidst the Covid-19 Pandemic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12828994 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Susan Barber (0000-0001-8362-2638, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust), Michaela Otis (0000-0002-2690-9867, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, corresponding author), Geva Greenfield (0000-0001-9779-2486, Imperial College London), Nasrin Razzaq (0009-0003-5077-8304, Arrow International (United States), corresponding author), Deepa Solanki (International Foundation for Integrated Care, corresponding author), John Norton (0000-0003-2606-6967, Imperial College London), Sonia Richardson (0009-0004-9559-0222, Imperial College London), Benedict Hayhoe (0000-0002-2645-6191, Imperial College London, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 23-23 |
| Publication date | 2023-06-05 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Integrated Care (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1568-4156 • E-ISSN: 1568-4156 |
| Publisher | Ubiquity Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.5334/ijic.7022 |
| PMID | 37303477 |
| OpenAlex | W4379471466 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 22 |
Multidisciplinary team (MDT) working is essential to optimise and integrate services for people who are frail. MDTs require collaboration. Many health and social care professionals have not received formal training in collaborative working. This study investigated MDT training designed to help participants deliver integrated care for frail individuals during the Covid-19 pandemic. Researchers utilised a semi-structured analytical framework to support observations of the training sessions and analyse the results of two surveys designed to assess the training process and its impact on participants knowledge and skills. 115 participants from 5 Primary Care Networks in London attended the training. Trainers utilised a video of a patient pathway, encouraged discussion of it, and demonstrated the use of evidence-based tools for patient needs assessment and care planning. Participants were encouraged to critique the patient pathway, reflect on their own experiences of planning and providing patient care. 38% of participants completed a pre-training survey, 47% a post-training survey. Significant improvement in knowledge and skills were reported including understanding roles in contributing to MDT working, confidence to speak in MDT meetings, using a range of evidence-based clinical tools for comprehensive assessment and care planning. Greater levels of autonomy, resilience, and support for MDT working were reported. Training proved effective; it could be scaled up and adopted to other settings
Autonomy · Health care · Integrated care · Medical education · Multidisciplinary approach · Frailty in Older Adults · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes · Medicine · Nursing · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Psychology
A global clinical measure of fitness and frailty in elderly people
Using mixed methods in health research
Diffusion of Innovations in Service Organizations
Frailty in Older Adults
Using the framework method for the analysis of qualitative data in multi-disciplinary health research
Integrated Care in England – what can we Learn from a Decade of National Pilot Programmes
Understanding Integrated Care
Using Mixed-Methods Sequential Explanatory Design
| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |