Interprofessional work in health in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review.

Sâmara Fontes Fernandes,Rodrigo Jácob Moreira De Freitas,Thereza Maria Magalhães Moreira,Jaira Gonçalves Trigueiro,Rhanna Emanuela Fontenele Lima De Carvalho,Márcio Adriano Fernandes Barreto,Maria Rocineide Ferreira Da Silva,Marcelo Viana Da Costa

doi:10.1590/1980-220x-reeusp-2021-0207

Abstract

to map the scientific production on interprofessional relationships in health in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. this is a scoping review performed in PubMed, Scopus, LILACS, CINAHL, Web of Science, Google Scholar and Science Direct databases, covering the period of publication in 2020, using the acronym PCC (Population = health professionals; Concept = interprofessional relationships; Context = health services) and respective search strategies. fourteen scientific articles were selected and the content discussed in the manuscripts was standardized, analyzed and organized into categories of affinities and similarities of their results: 1 - Interprofessional collaboration; 2 - Collaborative practice; 3 - Interprofessional work; 4 - Interactive and interprofessional learning. the pandemic demanded quick and effective responses that were only possible through collaboration and interprofessionalism dimensions. Interprofessional work in health during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic confirms the importance of interprofessional work and its dimensions for the provision of more comprehensive, resolute and safer health services.

Highlights

In the COVID-19 pandemic context, new health needs and practices were highlighted, increasing the charge, workload and complexity of health care, in addition to creating a scenario of uncertainty and vulnerability, causing high levels of stress and anxiety among health professionals(1)
Conclusion: the pandemic demanded quick and effective responses that were only possible through collaboration and interprofessionalism dimensions
We considered the recommendations of the Prisma Extension for Scoping Reviews (Primas-ScR)(9) and Rethlefsen(10)

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Introduction

In the COVID-19 pandemic context, new health needs and practices were highlighted, increasing the charge, workload and complexity of health care, in addition to creating a scenario of uncertainty and vulnerability, causing high levels of stress and anxiety among health professionals(1). Interprofessional collaborative practices have been presented in the pandemic as an important tool for work reorganization, which helps in the construction of a new care model that must be accurate, effective and safe(4). Interprofessional teams’ work in the care for patients with COVID-19 has been positively influencing health practices, improving communication, interaction, cooperation and decision-making among the health team, reducing conflicts and incorporating greater flexibility and encouraging interprofessional education that qualifies professionals to work with complex demands and with safer, more satisfactory and better quality practices(5–6). It is evident that there is a need to restructure the operational flows of health services, striving for patient safety and service quality, helping to build comprehensive care in health care(3)

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