{"title":"Care managers in rural Japan: Challenges to interprofessional collaboration","authors":"R. Ohta, Yoshinori Ryu, Takuji Katsube","doi":"10.1080/01621424.2019.1673867","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Effective interprofessional collaboration for care managers is vital for the care of older people. This study’s aim was to inquire into the obstacles to interprofessional collaboration faced by care managers in rural areas of Japan. Forty-six care managers participated in group discussions and semi-structured interviews, and the qualitative data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Five themes related to obstacles emerged from the analysis regarding relationships with physicians, professional competency, relationships among other professionals, environmental constraints, and relationships with nonprofessionals. Other professionals’ unfamiliarity with the care manager’s role and a lack of mutual understanding, boundaries, and information sharing among medical professionals were also cited as issues.","PeriodicalId":45875,"journal":{"name":"HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES QUARTERLY","volume":"38 1","pages":"270 - 285"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2000,"publicationDate":"2019-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/01621424.2019.1673867","citationCount":"18","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES QUARTERLY","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01621424.2019.1673867","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
ABSTRACT Effective interprofessional collaboration for care managers is vital for the care of older people. This study’s aim was to inquire into the obstacles to interprofessional collaboration faced by care managers in rural areas of Japan. Forty-six care managers participated in group discussions and semi-structured interviews, and the qualitative data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Five themes related to obstacles emerged from the analysis regarding relationships with physicians, professional competency, relationships among other professionals, environmental constraints, and relationships with nonprofessionals. Other professionals’ unfamiliarity with the care manager’s role and a lack of mutual understanding, boundaries, and information sharing among medical professionals were also cited as issues.
期刊介绍:
Home Health Care Services Quarterly continues to publish important research on the cutting edge of home care and alternatives to long-term institutional care for the elderly, disabled, and other population groups that use in-home health care and other community services. The journal is aimed toward service providers and health care specialists involved with health care financing, evaluation of services, organization of services, and public policy issues.