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The objective of this study was to discover communication gaps in interprofessional collaboration and examine ways to fill these gaps to mitigate communication difficulties in interprofessional collaboration during the discharge of patients with dementia (PWD) from hospital. The survey results obtained from 401 doctors, nurses, medical social workers (MSW), care managers, and visiting nurses were statistically analyzed. The analysis indicated the significant differences in “having knowledge of dementia” (p < .01), “hospital discharge tends to be short notice” (p < .001), and “sufficient time spent in interprofessional discussions for the discharge of PWD” (p < .01). As for the “things given importance upon discharge of PWD”, “cardinal symptoms of dementia” (p < .01), ”feelings of the patients” (p < .001), “feelings of family members” (p < .001), ”feelings of healthcare professionals” (p < .01), “support system for their families” (p < .05), and “support system for the patients” (p < .05) were significantly different, suggesting communication gaps among intersectoral healthcare professionals. It is critical to understand interprofessional differences in perspectives and thoughts about PWD to minimize communication gaps in interprofessional collaboration during discharge of PWD from hospital.
