Sudeshika Thilini, Naunton Mark, Peterson Gregory M, Deeks Louise S, Thomas Jackson, Kosari Sam
Discipline of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Bruce ACT 2617, Australia.
Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya 20400, Sri Lanka.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jan 22;18(3):966. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18030966.
The inclusion of pharmacists into general practices has expanded in Australia. However, there is a paucity of research examining interprofessional collaboration and team effectiveness after including a pharmacist into the general practice team in primary or community care. This is a protocol for a cross-national comparative mixed-methods study to (i) investigate interprofessional collaboration and team effectiveness within the general practice team after employing pharmacists in general practices in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and (ii) to compare interprofessional collaboration and team effectiveness of pharmacists in general practice across Australia with international sites. The first objective will be addressed through a multiphase sequential explanatory mixed-method design, using surveys and semi-structured interviews. The study will recruit general practice pharmacists, general practitioners, and other health professionals from eight general practices in the ACT. Quantitative and qualitative results will be merged during interpretation to provide complementary perspectives of interprofessional collaboration. Secondly, a quantitative descriptive design will compare findings on interprofessional collaboration (professional interactions, relationship initiation, exchange characteristics, and commitment to collaboration) and team effectiveness of general practice pharmacists in Australia with international sites from Canada and the United Kingdom. The results of the study will be used to provide recommendations on how to best implement the role of general practice pharmacists across Australia.
在澳大利亚，药剂师纳入全科医疗服务的情况有所增加。然而，在初级或社区护理中，将药剂师纳入全科医疗团队后，研究跨专业协作和团队效能的研究却很匮乏。这是一项跨国比较混合方法研究的方案，旨在：（i）调查在澳大利亚首都地区（ACT）的全科医疗中聘用药剂师后，全科医疗团队内部的跨专业协作和团队效能；（ii）将澳大利亚全科医疗中药剂师的跨专业协作和团队效能与国际地区进行比较。第一个目标将通过多阶段顺序解释性混合方法设计来实现，采用调查和半结构化访谈。该研究将从ACT的八个全科医疗机构中招募全科医疗药剂师、全科医生和其他卫生专业人员。在解释过程中将合并定量和定性结果，以提供跨专业协作的补充观点。其次，定量描述性设计将比较澳大利亚全科医疗药剂师与来自加拿大和英国的国际地区在跨专业协作（专业互动、关系建立、交流特征和协作承诺）和团队效能方面的研究结果。该研究结果将用于就如何在澳大利亚最佳地实施全科医疗药剂师的角色提供建议。
