Intensidad de colaboración interprofesional y factores relacionados en las Unidades de Cuidados Intensivos. Un estudio descriptivo de tipo transversal con enfoque analítico

Abstract

Objective

To determine the Intensity of Collaboration between the intensive care professionals of a third level hospital.

Method

Descriptive cross-sectional study with an analytical approach. Setting: 6 intensive care units of a third level hospital. Sample: nurses and doctors. Consecutive type non-probabilistic sampling. Data collection: sociodemographic, economic, motivation and professional satisfaction variables, and the intensity of collaboration using the «Scale of Intensity of Interprofessional Collaboration in Health».

Results

A total of 102 health professionals (91 nurses and 11 doctors) were included. The mean overall Intensity of Collaboration (IoC) was moderate. Men showed higher scores in all factors (p < 0,05). The IoC global score was higher in the group of professionals with ≤ 10 years of experience (p = 0,043) and those who were highly satisfied with the profession (p = 0,037). Physicians presented higher scores in the global IdC (p = 0,037) and in the Collaboration mean (p = 0,020) independently in the multivariate models. A negative linear relationship (rho: -0,202, p = 0,042) was observed between age and the overall IoC score. Professionals aged ≤ 30 years reported a higher perception of Shared Activities (p = 0,031). Negative linear relationships were observed between years of experience and total IoC score (rho: -0,202, p = 0,042) and patients’ Perception score (rho: -0.241, p = 0.015). The research activity also showed to be a variable related to a greater degree of Collaboration at a global level and in some of the factors (p < 0,05). The scale of IoC obtained a Cronbach's α of 0,9.

Conclusions

The intensity of interprofessional collaboration in ICUs is moderate. Professionals with experience of ≤ 10 years, a higher level of satisfaction and participation in research activities show a greater intensity of collaboration. Doctors perceive collaboration more intensely than nurses. All factors contribute equally to the internal consistency of the questionnaire.