Table 1
Characteristics of survey and interview participants (n = 86; n = 18).
| N SURVEY (%) | N INTERVIEW (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| – Male | 32 (37%) | 5 (28%) |
| – Female | 54 (63%) | 13 (72%) |
| Profession | ||
| – Medical specialist | 51 (59%) | 7 (39%) |
| – Nurse | 20 (23%) | 6 (33%) |
| – Administrative employee | 6 (7%) | 3 (17%) |
| – Allied health professional | 9 (11%) | 2 (11%) |
| Education | ||
| – Senior general secondary education | 3 (4%) | |
| – Secondary vocational education | 3 (4%) | 2 (11%) |
| – Higher professional education | 23 (27%) | 7 (39%) |
| – University education (master degree) | 17 (20%) | 1 (6%) |
| – University education (doctoral degree) | 40 (47%) | 8 (44%) |
Table 2
Team perception in IPUs.
| TOTAL RESPONDENTS GROUP (N = 86) | PERCEIVED TEAM SIZE | MEDIAN RELATIVE DEVIATION FROM FORMAL SIZE | TEAM DIVERSITY | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEAN (SD) | MIN. | MAX. | MEDIAN | MEAN (SD) | |||
| 1 | Medical specialist (n = 51) | 18.86 (10.51) | 5 | 50 | 17 | 1.13 | .75 (.31) |
| 2 | Nurse (n = 20) | 19.25 (19.76) | 4 | 95 | 15 | 1.13 | .58 (.30) |
| 3 | Administrative employee (n = 6) | 17.33 (6.86) | 12 | 30 | 15 | 1.06 | .72 (.14) |
| 4 | Allied health professional (n = 9) | 13.22 (6.22) | 4 | 20 | 15 | 1.13 | .85 (.18) |
Figure 1
Visualisation of team perceptions among professional groups in IPUs. The arrows and numbers show the percentage of participants that considered other professional groups to be part of the IPU. For instance, 90% of the nurses considered a medical specialist to be part of their IPU.
Table 3
Overall and dimension-specific RC scores.
| WITH PROFESSION: IN EYES OF: | MEDICAL SPECIALIST | NURSE | ADMINISTRATIVE EMPLOYEE | ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical specialist | ||||
| – Overall RC | – | 4.23 | 3.71 | 2.95 |
| – Communication | – | 4.12 | 3.45 | 2.76 |
| – Relationships | – | 4.38 | 4.05 | 3.20 |
| Nurse | ||||
| – Overall RC | 4.13 | – | 3.21 | 2.96 |
| – Communication | 3.96 | – | 3.10 | 2.81 |
| – Relationships | 4.35 | – | 3.37 | 3.17 |
| Administrative employee | ||||
| – Overall RC | 3.88 | 4.40 | – | 1.50 |
| – Communication | 3.63 | 4.33 | – | 1.54 |
| – Relationships | 4.22 | 4.50 | – | 1.44 |
| Allied health professional | ||||
| – Overall RC | 4.25 | 3.81 | 3.38 | – |
| – Communication | 4.14 | 3.64 | 3.19 | – |
| – Relationships | 4.41 | 4.04 | 3.63 | – |