Core competency domains in the collaborative practices of interprofessional health teams: an integrative literature review

Abstract

The aim of this study was to synthesize evidence of collaborative practices based on the core competency domains proposed by the Canadian Interprofessional Health Collaborative (CIHC). We conducted an integrative literature review of articles published over the last 10 years. Searches were performed of the PubMed, Web of Science and Virtual Health Library databases and a synthesis of the practices based on the framework proposed by the CIHC. The search yielded 364 articles, 21 of which were included in the sample. The included studies used samples of between 12 and 972 participants. Eleven of the studies used practice assessment instruments; 43% included all six core competency domains and 38% included three to four. Forty-eight per cent of the studies did not address interprofessional conflict resolution. The findings demonstrate that adherence to the core competency domains tends to improve the quality of work process. However, the gap represented by the failure to address interprofessional conflict resolution is an obstacle to overcoming uniprofessional training.