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Effect of Team Composition on Integrated Care Within Multidisciplinary Family Doctor Teams in China: Inter-Professional Collaboration as Mediator Cover

Effect of Team Composition on Integrated Care Within Multidisciplinary Family Doctor Teams in China: Inter-Professional Collaboration as Mediator

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|Jul 2026

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Table 1

Characteristics of the FDTs (n = 224).

VARIABLEDESCRIPTIVE STATISTIC N (%)/MEAN (SD)
Team composition
      Basic teams (general practitioners, nurses and public health workers)39 (17.41%)
      Standard teams (general practitioners, nurses, public health workers and village doctors or specialists)122 (54.46%)
      Advanced teams (general practitioners, nurses, public health workers, village doctors or specialists and others)63 (28.13%)
Team size9.49 (3.85)
Establishment year5.37 (2.97)
The ratio of contracted residents to general practitioners2269.52 (2159.99)
IPC3.97 (0.35)
      Shared goals and visions0.53 (0.07)
      Internalization0.63 (0.08)
      Formalization0.50 (0.08)
      Governance1.11 (0.14)
      Incentive1.19 (0.18)
IC71.76 (8.00)
      Professional integration15.45 (6.21)
      Cultural competence21.48 (1.93)
      Technical competence34.82 (3.01)
Table 2

Correlation analysis of team composition, IPC and IC.

VARIABLERELEVANCE (r)
TEAM COMPOSITIONIPCIC
Team composition1.000
IPC0.1031.000
IC0.334***0.503***1.000

[i] Note: ***p < 0.001.

Table 3

Mediation analysis of IPC in the association between team composition and IC.

COMPARISONPATHESTIMATE (B)95%CIP-value
Standard vs. BasicTeam composition → IPC0.1680.040 to 0.2950.010
IPC→IC10.3907.916 to 12.864<0.001
Direct Effect0.243–2.157 to 2.6430.842
Indirect Effect1.7430.490 to 3.128
Total Effect1.986–0.719 to 4.6910.149
Advanced vs. BasicTeam composition → IPC0.1960.051 to 0.3410.008
IPC→IC10.3907.916 to 12.864<0.001
Direct Effect5.3512.624 to 8.077<0.001
Indirect Effect2.0350.548 to 3.492
Total Effect7.3864.316 to 10.456<0.001

[i] Note: Basic teams as the reference group. The dependent variable was IC scores, and the mediator was IPC scores. All analyses were adjusted for team size, establishment year, and the ratio of contracted residents to general practitioners. A 95% confidence interval (CI) excluding zero indicates statistically significant mediation.

Figure 1

Mediation model of IPC in the association between team composition and IC.

Note: *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01 and ***p < 0.001.

Figure 2

Path analysis of IPC effect on IC.

Note: *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01 and ***p < 0.001.

Table S1

Collinearity of independent variables in the regression analysis of team composition and IC.

VARIANCE INFLATION FACTOR
Team composition1.115
Team size1.067
Establishment year1.037
The ratio of contracted residents to general practitioners1.034
Table S2

Collinearity of independent variables in the regression analysis of team composition and IPC.

VARIANCE INFLATION FACTOR
Team composition1.115
Team size1.067
Establishment year1.037
The ratio of contracted residents to general practitioners1.034
Table S3

Collinearity of independent variables in the regression analysis of IPC and IC.

VARIANCE INFLATION FACTOR
IPC1.049
Team size1.027
Establishment year1.024
The ratio of contracted residents to general practitioners1.020
Table S4

Collinearity of independent variables in the regression analysis of team composition, IPC and IC.

VARIANCE INFLATION FACTOR
Team composition1.145
IPC1.077
Team size1.107
Establishment year1.062
The ratio of contracted residents to general practitioners1.039
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.9837 | Journal eISSN: 1568-4156
Language: English
Page range: 1 - 1
Submitted on: May 14, 2025
Accepted on: Jun 17, 2026
Published on: Jul 1, 2026
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2026 Yanli Shi, Ganquan Yu, Huilan Zhou, Yushan Ke, Jindi Wen, Xin Wang, published by Ubiquity Press
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