Title |
A cognitive perspective on health systems integration: results of a Canadian Delphi study
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Published in |
BMC Health Services Research, May 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1472-6963-14-222 |
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Authors |
Jenna M Evans, G Ross Baker, Whitney Berta, Jan Barnsley |
Abstract |
Ongoing challenges to healthcare integration point toward the need to move beyond structural and process issues. While we know what needs to be done to achieve integrated care, there is little that informs us as to how. We need to understand how diverse organizations and professionals develop shared knowledge and beliefs - that is, we need to generate knowledge about normative integration. We present a cognitive perspective on integration, based on shared mental model theory, that may enhance our understanding and ability to measure and influence normative integration. The aim of this paper is to validate and improve the Mental Models of Integrated Care (MMIC) Framework, which outlines important knowledge and beliefs whose convergence or divergence across stakeholder groups may influence inter-professional and inter-organizational relations. |
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Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
United States | 1 | 1% |
Sweden | 1 | 1% |
Canada | 1 | 1% |
Unknown | 85 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Ph. D. Student | 20 | 22% |
Researcher | 14 | 16% |
Student > Master | 12 | 13% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 8 | 9% |
Other | 5 | 6% |
Other | 14 | 16% |
Unknown | 16 | 18% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Social Sciences | 19 | 21% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 17 | 19% |
Business, Management and Accounting | 12 | 13% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 9 | 10% |
Psychology | 7 | 8% |
Other | 7 | 8% |
Unknown | 18 | 20% |