Interprofessional collaboration practices: Health worker’s perceptions in private hospital Surabaya

Abstract

Background: The quality of services provided by hospitals is the responsibility of a group of multi-professional teams working with different professional backgrounds, resulting in inter-professional conflicts that cause losses. To produce quality services, building Interprofessional Collaboration (IPC) among health workers is very important. One of the challenges that prevents the implementation of IPC from working efficiently is the varying opinions of health workers regarding interprofessional collaboration activities. Objective: The goal of this study was to investigate the attitudes of health workers concerning the practice of IPC in hospitals. Method: This research was an observational study employing a cross-sectional strategy. Health workers' impressions of interprofessional cooperation practices were analysed using the Collaborative Practice Assessment Tool for health workers. Result: This study involved 105 health professional respondents. The findings of the questionnaire analysis indicated significant differences in the domain of Relationship among Team Members (p 0.027), Team Relationship with the Community (p 0.012), Leadership (p 0.009), and Mission, Goals, and Objectives (p 0.001). Conclusion: Based on research findings, there are differences in perceptions among health workers because each professional competency domain is different. Therefore, interprofessional education is necessary to illustrate the implementation of collaborative practices across various professions.