Relationship Between the Sense of Coherence of Nurses Engaged in Pre-hospital Care and Their Interprofessional Collaborative Competency

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to determine the relationship between the sense of coherence (SOC) of nurses engaged in pre-hospital care (PC) and their interprofessional collaborative competency. Methods: The SOC, interprofessional collaborative competency, and personal attributes of nurses engaged in PC at 58 air ambulance base hospitals across Japan were investigated using an anonymous self-administered questionnaire. Results: Data from 132 nurses from 36 facilities were analyzed (valid response rate: 46.3%). The average SOC score was 56.8 (SD=10.8) points for total SOC, 21.8 (SD=5.1) points for comprehensibility, 16.3 (SD=4.0) points for manageability, and 18.7 points (SD=4.0) for meaningfulness. The average total score of interprofessional collaborative competency was 114.4 (SD=12.2). The results indicated a weakly positive correlation between interprofessional collaborative competency and SOC total score (r=.38, p‹.01), comprehensibility (r=.39, p‹.01), and meaningfulness (r=.35, p‹.01). Conclusions: High interprofessional collaborative competency may increase the SOC.