Abstract
Health, Interprofessional Practice and Education is a peer-reviewed, open access journal dedicated to increasing the availability of high-quality evidence to inform patient care and practitioner education from an interprofessional perspective. HIPE is aimed at academics, practitioners and student-practitioners who seek to become more knowledgeable and skilled at working with providers in other health disciplines for the purpose of providing compassionate, quality, integrated care to diverse patient populations.HIPE is published by Pacific University Libraries | ISSN 2641-1148
Highlights
In 2008, 84% of the Swedish population aged 80 years and older lived in their own homes (Karlsson, 2008)
Important facilitators for creating productive teamwork are: clarification of similarities and differences in the professions included, identification of what work tasks are shared responsibility and what tasks are included in a specific profession, directness of communication, and acknowledgement of the client as an active team member
They described shared basic values as they both found it important to increase the client’s quality of life during the rehabilitation. They described diverse focuses in their practical work, which lead to distinct, separate, and unique work tasks. This core category is further explained through the five categories: various perspectives but shared basic values, clear responsibilities enabled team player collaboration, negotiating among the professionals’ prioritizations, working together as professionals and as persons, and including the client as an active team member
Summary
In 2008, 84% of the Swedish population aged 80 years and older lived in their own homes (Karlsson, 2008). Even if many older persons experience good health, the process of aging has been found to be strongly associated with an increased risk of health problems and functional limitations (Femia, Zarit, & Johansson, 2001; Iwarsson, 2005) and rehabilitation for this group is needed. It is known that the majority of elderly people, i.e., people over 65 years, prefer home-based care and rehabilitation (World Health Organization, 2001). The National Board of Health and Welfare (2007) emphasizes that a prerequisite for good results in home-based rehabilitation is a wellfunctioning collaboration between various professions. To explore the experiences of an occupational therapist and a physical therapist working together in geriatric home rehabilitation team
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