Interprofessional collaboration between hospital-based palliative care teams and general healthcare workers: A realist review protocol.

<h4>Background</h4>Palliative care, vital for patients with advanced, life-limiting or life-threatening illnesses, faces an increasing global demand due to aging populations and rising non-communicable diseases. Specialized palliative care teams (PCTs) within hospitals significantly impa...

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Main Authors: Louana Moons, Fouke Ombelet, Mieke Deschodt, Maaike L De Roo, Eva Oldenburger, Inge Bossuyt, Peter Pype
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2024-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0310709
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author Louana Moons
Fouke Ombelet
Mieke Deschodt
Maaike L De Roo
Eva Oldenburger
Inge Bossuyt
Peter Pype
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Fouke Ombelet
Mieke Deschodt
Maaike L De Roo
Eva Oldenburger
Inge Bossuyt
Peter Pype
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description <h4>Background</h4>Palliative care, vital for patients with advanced, life-limiting or life-threatening illnesses, faces an increasing global demand due to aging populations and rising non-communicable diseases. Specialized palliative care teams (PCTs) within hospitals significantly impact patient outcomes, which requires effective interprofessional collaboration with general healthcare workers. Therefore, We will conduct a realist review to explore the contextual factors, mechanisms and outcomes related to the interprofessional collaboration between PCTs and general healthcare workers.<h4>Methods</h4>Grounded in the third generation Cultural-Historical Activity Theory, this review will follow 5-step iterative process. First, a preliminary literature search will define the review scope. Second, based on the preliminary searches an initial program theory will be developed. Third, systematic searches across PubMed, Embase, CINHAL, Web of Science, and Scopus will be caried out. Fourth, data extraction of included studies will be conducted. Simultaneously, relevance and rigour of individual studies will be evaluated. Lastly, data analysis and synthesis will be conducted in which identified individual Context-Mechanism-Outcome (CMO) configurations will be combined in chains of inference through which hypotheses can be formulated. In summary, this realist review will refine an initially developed program theory, producing a framework elucidating how interprofessional collaboration works between PCTs and general healthcare workers.<h4>Discussion</h4>This review aims to provide crucial insights into interprofessional collaboration between PCTs and general healthcare workers, informing optimized palliative care delivery in acute care hospitals for diverse stakeholders.
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spelling doaj-art-eb8e10ae45ed4cebbfe2c557d701ea382025-08-20T02:32:54ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032024-01-011911e031070910.1371/journal.pone.0310709Interprofessional collaboration between hospital-based palliative care teams and general healthcare workers: A realist review protocol.Louana MoonsFouke OmbeletMieke DeschodtMaaike L De RooEva OldenburgerInge BossuytPeter Pype<h4>Background</h4>Palliative care, vital for patients with advanced, life-limiting or life-threatening illnesses, faces an increasing global demand due to aging populations and rising non-communicable diseases. Specialized palliative care teams (PCTs) within hospitals significantly impact patient outcomes, which requires effective interprofessional collaboration with general healthcare workers. Therefore, We will conduct a realist review to explore the contextual factors, mechanisms and outcomes related to the interprofessional collaboration between PCTs and general healthcare workers.<h4>Methods</h4>Grounded in the third generation Cultural-Historical Activity Theory, this review will follow 5-step iterative process. First, a preliminary literature search will define the review scope. Second, based on the preliminary searches an initial program theory will be developed. Third, systematic searches across PubMed, Embase, CINHAL, Web of Science, and Scopus will be caried out. Fourth, data extraction of included studies will be conducted. Simultaneously, relevance and rigour of individual studies will be evaluated. Lastly, data analysis and synthesis will be conducted in which identified individual Context-Mechanism-Outcome (CMO) configurations will be combined in chains of inference through which hypotheses can be formulated. In summary, this realist review will refine an initially developed program theory, producing a framework elucidating how interprofessional collaboration works between PCTs and general healthcare workers.<h4>Discussion</h4>This review aims to provide crucial insights into interprofessional collaboration between PCTs and general healthcare workers, informing optimized palliative care delivery in acute care hospitals for diverse stakeholders.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0310709
spellingShingle Louana Moons
Fouke Ombelet
Mieke Deschodt
Maaike L De Roo
Eva Oldenburger
Inge Bossuyt
Peter Pype
Interprofessional collaboration between hospital-based palliative care teams and general healthcare workers: A realist review protocol.
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title Interprofessional collaboration between hospital-based palliative care teams and general healthcare workers: A realist review protocol.
title_full Interprofessional collaboration between hospital-based palliative care teams and general healthcare workers: A realist review protocol.
title_fullStr Interprofessional collaboration between hospital-based palliative care teams and general healthcare workers: A realist review protocol.
title_full_unstemmed Interprofessional collaboration between hospital-based palliative care teams and general healthcare workers: A realist review protocol.
title_short Interprofessional collaboration between hospital-based palliative care teams and general healthcare workers: A realist review protocol.
title_sort interprofessional collaboration between hospital based palliative care teams and general healthcare workers a realist review protocol
url https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0310709
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