Table 1
Dimensions of the structuration model of collaboration processes.
| Internalisation | Awareness by professionals of their interdependencies and of the importance of managing them, and which translates into a sense of belonging, knowledge of each other’s values and discipline and mutual trust |
| Shared goals and visions | The existence of common goals and their appropriation by the team, recognition of different motives and multiple allegiances, and the diversity of definitions and expectations regarding collaboration |
| Governance | The leadership functions that support collaboration. Governance gives direction to and supports professionals as they implement innovations related to interprofessional and inter-organisational collaborative practices |
| Formalisation | The extent to which documented procedures that communicate desired outputs and behaviours exist and are being used. Formalization clarifies expectations and responsibilities |
[i] Adapted from (A model and typology of collaboration between professionals in healthcare organisations), by D’Amour, D. et al., 2008, BMC Health Services Research, 8, 2.
Figure 1
Structuration model of collaboration processes in health care organisations. Adapted from “A model and typology of collaboration between professionals in healthcare organisations”, by D’Amour, D. et al., 2008, BMC Health Services Research, 8, 2.
Table 2
Questions during the focus group discussion.
| Question 1 | Comparing the results of your network with the average score, what are your most important remarks and/or arguments? |
| Question 2 | As stated in the presentation, there is room for optimisation with regard to collaboration between residential care and home care, on the one hand, and collaboration between residential care and hospital care, on the other. According to you, as a coordinator, what is needed to achieve the ideal model of collaboration that D’Amour and colleagues present in Flemish palliative care? |
Table 3
Representation of data coding.
| Phase 1 | Reading, gaining impressions and gathering thoughts Data-driven coding |
| Phase 2 | Theory-driven coding: application of a template of codes by two independent researchers |
| Discussion | Application of the coding template was discussed among two researchers |
| Comparison | Text not categorised in Phase 2 Text categorised in both phases |
Figure 2
Average scores on aspects of collaboration by coordinators of Flemish palliative networks.