TY - JOUR
T1 - Team climate and patients’ perception of primary healthcare attributes in Brazil
T2 - a cross-sectional study
AU - Peduzzi, Marina
AU - Fernandes Agreli, Heloise Lima
AU - da Silva, Jaqueline Alcantara Marcelino
AU - Hara Koyama, Mitti Ayako
AU - Fracolli, Lislaine Aparecida
AU - Xyrichis, Andreas
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Team climate and attributes of primary healthcare (PHC) are key elements for collaborative practice. Few researchers have explored the relationship between team climate and patients’ perceptions of PHC. This study aimed to assess the association between team climate and patients’ perceptions of primary healthcare attributes. A quantitative approach was adopted. In Stage 1, Team climate was assessed using Team Climate Inventory in 118 Family Health Strategy (FHS) teams at a PHC setting. In Stage 2, Patients’ perceptions of PHC attributes were assessed using the Primary Care Assessment Tool (PCATool) in a sample of 844 patients enrolled in teams studied in Stage 1. Cluster analysis was used to identify team climate groups. The analysis used multilevel linear regression models. Patients assigned to teams with the highest team climate scores had the highest PHC attributes scores. Patients who reported affiliation at the team level had the highest PCATool scores overall. They also scored higher on the attributes of comprehensiveness and coordinated care compared to patients with affiliation to the health unit. In conclusion, patients under the care of FHS teams exhibiting a more favorable team climate had more positive patient perceptions of PHC attributes.
AB - Team climate and attributes of primary healthcare (PHC) are key elements for collaborative practice. Few researchers have explored the relationship between team climate and patients’ perceptions of PHC. This study aimed to assess the association between team climate and patients’ perceptions of primary healthcare attributes. A quantitative approach was adopted. In Stage 1, Team climate was assessed using Team Climate Inventory in 118 Family Health Strategy (FHS) teams at a PHC setting. In Stage 2, Patients’ perceptions of PHC attributes were assessed using the Primary Care Assessment Tool (PCATool) in a sample of 844 patients enrolled in teams studied in Stage 1. Cluster analysis was used to identify team climate groups. The analysis used multilevel linear regression models. Patients assigned to teams with the highest team climate scores had the highest PHC attributes scores. Patients who reported affiliation at the team level had the highest PCATool scores overall. They also scored higher on the attributes of comprehensiveness and coordinated care compared to patients with affiliation to the health unit. In conclusion, patients under the care of FHS teams exhibiting a more favorable team climate had more positive patient perceptions of PHC attributes.
KW - Health personnel management
KW - interprofessional relations
KW - patient care team
KW - primary healthcare
KW - team climate
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85193357356&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/13561820.2024.2351006
DO - 10.1080/13561820.2024.2351006
M3 - Article
C2 - 38755950
AN - SCOPUS:85193357356
SN - 1356-1820
VL - 38
SP - 705
EP - 712
JO - Journal of Interprofessional Care
JF - Journal of Interprofessional Care
IS - 4
ER -