2017 Volume 21 Issue 2 Pages 59-66
In this study, we implemented an anonymous self-reported questionnaire to clarify the differences between occupations in terms of awareness of multi-disciplinary cooperation and primary hindrances related to discharge planning at medical facilities with long-term care beds. Fisher’s exact test was used to analyze the variations in awareness among occupations. The results showed that although over 50% of respondents felt there was cooperation in their occupation, in regards to cooperation between doctors and other occupations, doctors felt cooperation had been achieved with other occupations, whereas the other occupations did not share the same opinion. Although the clerks felt they had achieved cooperation with the nurses/care workers and rehabilitation therapists, the other occupations did not feel this was the case. Rehabilitation therapists and nurses/care workers/social welfare workers experienced mutual difficultly in cooperation. A significant difference was observed between occupations outside of nurses/care workers (p < 0.05). The proportion of doctors and clerks who felt there were difficulties in achieving multi-disciplinary information sharing and participation in regular conferences was low, and the differences in values and activity among occupations was over 50% for all occupations. A significant difference was not observed between different occupations (p > 0.05).
