Table 1 Study characteristics of the included articles
Author (year); country | Aim | Participants (n) | Setting | Design and data collection | Method of analysis | Influencing factors regarding interprofessional collaboration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baxter et al. (2009); Canada [23] | To describe the experiences of five different health care professionals as they participated in an interprofessional team approach to care for the frail older adult living at home and at risk of falling | Registered Nurse (2) Physiotherapist (2) Occupational Therapist (2) Nutritionist/Dietician (1) Case Manager (2) | Community Care Access Center | Exploratory descriptive qualitative design using focus groups | Thematic analysis | Understanding roles and responsibilities Feeling free to address issues Developing personal relationships Communication Working towards a common goal Gathering and sharing information Organizational support |
Middlebrook et al. (2012); Australia [59] | To investigate the processes involved for private occupational therapists (OTs) and physiotherapists (PTs) to implement Medicare items from the Enhanced Primary Care (EPC) program within their practice, for the purpose of falls prevention interventions for older people | Occupational Therapist (4) Physical Therapist (4) | Service providers within the EPC program across the Sydney area and the Hunter region | Qualitative design with a grounded theory approach using semi-structured interviews | Grounded theory | Communication The importance of a collaborative approach Excessive paperwork and interprofessional reports Inadequacy of fee’s |
Amacher et al. (2016); Switzerland [60] | To explore the perceived benefits and barriers of an evidence-based, home-based pilot FPP among the involved seniors, general practitioners (GPs), home care nurses (HCNs) and physiotherapists (PTs), in order to develop tailored implementation strategies | General practitioners (4) Home care nurses (4) Physiotherapists (4) | Service providers in urban and rural regions providing care to community-dwelling older adults | Mixed-method design using semi-structured interviews and questionnaires | Deductive content analysis | Doubts about the role of health care providers Overlapping skills Unclear reports and unsatisfactory information flows Invest in interprofessional aim |
Liddle et al. (2018); Australia [61] | To explore how AHPs were making fall prevention practice routine in primary care and the factors that influenced their fall prevention practice | Physiotherapist (6) Occupational therapist (4) Exercise physiologist (2) Podiatrist (3) | Primary care settings | Explorative qualitative approach using in-depth interviews | Thematic analysis | Role clarity Overlapping skills and experiences Value of an interprofessional approach Communication should not be limited Receiving information Funding system |
Killingback et al. (2021); United Kingdom [62] | To explore the views of healthcare practitioners involved in falls prevention in understanding how they support older people in self-managing falls and the potential for a transition pathway from NHS-exercise based falls interventions to community-run exercise programs | Physiotherapist (3) Rehabilitation assistant (3) Nurse (2) | An organization which is commissioned to provide falls rehabilitation in the North East of England | Explorative qualitative approach using semi-structured interviews | Inductive thematic analysis | Exchanging knowledge and expertise through discussions Weekly meetings to discuss patients Appreciation of the diversity of disciplines |