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Professional Practice and Patient Care: Multidisciplinary Teamwork in Geriatric Wards†

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2008

Helen Evers
Helen Evers
Affiliation:
Senior Research Fellow, Department of Sociology, University of Warwick, Coventry, England.
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Abstract

This paper aims to examine aspects of the nature of multidisciplinary teamwork in geriatric care. First, some of the medical profession's current views of teamwork in geriatrics will be summarized. Second, case studies from a research project on care of geriatric patients in hospital will be used to illustrate some of the strengths and limitations of the adoption of a teamwork approach by health care professionals. Evidence from research suggests that under only a few circumstances does care of the geriatric patient match the images of teamwork as portrayed in the professional literature. This finding in part reflects piecemeal developments in interprofessional responsibilities and relationships in policy and practice of care of the elderly.

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Research Article
Information
Ageing & Society , Volume 2 , Issue 1 , March 1982 , pp. 57 - 75
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1982

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