2020 Volume 40 Pages 572-578
Objective: This study investigated a training program aimed at promoting interprofessional collaboration between home visit nurses and care managers based on relational coordination theory.
Methods: The training program involved two training sessions and a month-long practice period. Each training session lasted for 2.5 hours, and consisted of three practical seminars and a lecture designed to improve mutual relationships and communication in accordance with relational coordination theory. Participants comprised 17 home visit nurses and 16 care managers. The promotion of collaboration was analyzed by conducting a paired t-test to compare the scores between pre- and post-program.
Results: The mean score for the face-to-face relationship assessment scale (which indicates the collaboration stage of “linkage”) increased from 79.1 (standard deviation [SD]: 13.1) before the training program to 83.7 (SD: 12.1) after the training program (p = .018). The mean score for the collaborative behavior assessment scale (which indicates the collaboration stage of “full integration”) increased from 66.0 (SD: 10.7) before the training program to 69.4 (SD: 9.5) after the training program (p = .023).
Conclusions: This study showed that the training program was effective in promoting interprofessional collaboration between home visit nurses and care managers.
