Continuing differences between health professions' attitudes: The saga of accomplishing systems-wide interprofessionalism

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 8-15

  Braithwaite, Jeffrey ^a   Westbrook, Mary ^a   Nugus, Peter ^a   Greenfield, David ^a   Travaglia, Joanne ^a   Runciman, William ^b   Ruth Foxwell, A ^c   Boyce, Rosalie A ^d   Devinney, Timothy ^e   Westbrook, Johanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitude differences; Health professions; Interprofessional collaboration; Interprofessional practice; Systems change

Indexed keywords

ACTION RESEARCH; ARTICLE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROFESSIONALISM; TEAMWORK; TRUST;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84873420157     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzs071     Document Type: Article

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