Year: 2014
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This survey study explored factors in optimal collaboration between registered psychologists and primary healthcare physicians (PHCP).With rising costs of healthcare, healthcare funding cuts, and changes in the way healthcare delivery is perceived, interprofessional collaboration is timely to explore.In particular, the attitudes of registered psychologists about salient factors noted in the collaboration literature, such as education and training, accessibility, and communication factors are important to the practice of psychology.As part of the exploratory nature of the study, questions about gender and hierarchy were also presented.While most data were quantitative, qualitative data were gathered on 6 of the 39 questions in the survey.Participants were 349 registered psychologists from all provinces in Canada, 125 male, 222 female.Two hundred and ninety five participants completed the survey in English; 54 completed the survey in French.Predictor variables used were education and training, accessibility, and communication factors.These were related to the criterion variable preferred form of collaboration consisting of the following levels of contact: (a) classic form of referral and consultation, (b) informal collaboration/ corridor consultation, (c) formal collaboration, (d) co-provision of care, and (e) co-therapy.Exploratory areas were hierarchy and necessity.Results of descriptive analysis of central tendencies and variability of the viii
Author: Margaret A Drewlo
Institution: Antioch University
Language: English
Subfield: General Health Professions
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W166351819