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Interprofessional collaboration in palliative dementia care through the eyes of informal caregivers
Chandni Khemai, Judith M Meijers, Irma Mujezinovic, Sascha R Bolt, Sabine Pieters, Albine Moser, Jos M G A Schols, Daisy J A Janssen. Dementia (London, England), 2022-05-10
Topic: Health services, long-term care and technology
A qualitative study was conducted to examine the experiences of informal caregivers of persons with dementia pertaining interprofessional collaboration with and among healthcare professionals in home care (HC), nursing homes and during home to nursing home transitions in palliative care. Semi-structured interviews were performed with bereaved informal caregivers. Data were analysed using a critical realist approach. The two main themes that emerged were: (1) Informal caregivers' roles in interprofessional collaboration with healthcare professionals and (2) Informal caregivers' perception of interprofessional collaboration among healthcare professionals. Informal caregivers' roles were identified in three collaboration processes: information exchange, care process and shared decision-making. Interprofessional collaboration among healthcare professionals was more perceptible on the collaboration outcome level (e.g. being up to date with the health status of the person with dementia; acting proactive, being adequate and consistent in the care process; and giving a warm welcome) than on the collaboration processes level (e.g. communicating and being involved in team processes). Our study revealed that intrinsic and extrinsic factors and interprofessional collaboration among healthcare professionals affected informal caregivers' collaborative roles. In summary, our study showed that informal caregivers have important roles as team members in the continuity and quality of palliative care for persons with dementia.
Key findings
- Our study revealed that intrinsic and extrinsic factors and interprofessional collaboration among healthcare professionals affected informal caregivers' collaborative roles.
- In summary, our study showed that informal caregivers have important roles as team members in the continuity and quality of palliative care for persons with dementia.
Study details
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 41/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, sample size, effect reported, studied in people and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it. We have no data on journal's citation record, times cited, citations per year, impact for its field and year, cited by studies here, still being cited, senior author's track record, institution's track record, multi-centre collaboration and free to read, so those were left out: it earned 23 of the 56 points we could judge it on, which is 41 out of 100.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Dementia (London, England)) |
| Journal's citation record | — / 4 | No journal record from OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Study design | 0 / 12 | No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Strength of evidence | 1 / 5 | Rated “low” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 3 / 5 | 2022 — within 6 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 0 / 4 | Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 0 / 3 | Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | — / 7 | No citation count (not found in OpenAlex) — left out of this score |
| Citations per year | — / 5 | No citation count or no year — left out of this score |
| Impact for its field and year | — / 6 | No field-weighted citation impact (OpenAlex has none yet) — left out of this score |
| Cited by studies here | — / 6 | Not yet checked against this library's citation graph — left out of this score |
| Still being cited | — / 4 | No yearly citation counts — left out of this score |
| Senior author's track record | — / 4 | Senior author's record not available — left out of this score |
| Institution's track record | — / 3 | No institution listed in OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Multi-centre collaboration | — / 3 | Institutions not listed — left out of this score |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 35535552) |
| Free to read | — / 2 | Access not recorded — left out of this score |
| Points | 23 / 56 | Scored on 10 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 23 of the 56 points we could judge it on is 41 out of 100. |
| Total | 41 / 100 | — |
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APA 7th
Khemai, C., Meijers, J. M., Mujezinovic, I., Bolt, S. R., Pieters, S., Moser, A., et al. (2022). Interprofessional collaboration in palliative dementia care through the eyes of informal caregivers. Dementia (London, England). https://doi.org/10.1177/14713012221098259
Vancouver
Khemai C, Meijers JM, Mujezinovic I, Bolt SR, Pieters S, Moser A, et al. Interprofessional collaboration in palliative dementia care through the eyes of informal caregivers. Dementia (London, England). 2022. doi:10.1177/14713012221098259. PMID: 35535552.
BibTeX
@article{khemai2022-35535552,
author = {Khemai, Chandni and Meijers, Judith M and Mujezinovic, Irma and Bolt, Sascha R and Pieters, Sabine and Moser, Albine and Schols, Jos M G A and Janssen, Daisy J A},
title = {{Interprofessional collaboration in palliative dementia care through the eyes of informal caregivers}},
journal = {Dementia (London, England)},
year = {2022},
doi = {10.1177/14713012221098259},
pmid = {35535552},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1177/14713012221098259}
}
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