Table 3 Analysis of the findings from the included articles, and emerging categories
Author (year) | Findings | Categories | 1. Barriers to communication | 2. Facilitators to communication | 3. Understanding roles | 4. Overlapping skills | 5. Barrier to information sharing | 6. Facilitators to information sharing | 7. Work environment | 8. Reimbursement | 9. Working with a clear aim | 10. Value of teamwork |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baxter et al. (2009) [23] | Understanding Roles (UE) | x | ||||||||||
Understanding own and team members’ responsibilities (US) | x | |||||||||||
Feeling free to address issues (US) | x | |||||||||||
Developing personal relationships (US) | x | |||||||||||
Way of communication (face to face, e-mail, telephone calls) (UE) | x | |||||||||||
Communication was enhanced through teamwork (E) | x | |||||||||||
Finding time to communicate (UE) | x | |||||||||||
Working together towards a goal (US) | x | |||||||||||
Gathering information together (UE) | x | |||||||||||
Sharing information together (UE) | x | |||||||||||
Organizational support (UE) | x | |||||||||||
Middlebrook et al. (2012) [60] | Limited verbal communication (UE) | x | ||||||||||
Understanding importance of collaborative approach (E) | x | |||||||||||
Understanding roles (US) | x | |||||||||||
Paperwork was excessive (UE) | x | |||||||||||
Interprofessional reports (E) | x | |||||||||||
Inadequacy of fee’s (UE) | x | |||||||||||
Amacher et al. (2016) [61] | Doubts about role in multidisciplinary approach (E) | x | ||||||||||
Overlapping skills (UE) | x | |||||||||||
Receiving unclear reports (UE) | x | |||||||||||
Lack of clarity regarding the aim of FPI (US) | x | |||||||||||
Unsatisfactory information flow (US) | x | |||||||||||
Liddle et al. (2018) [62] | Role clarity (UE) | x | ||||||||||
Overlap in skills and experience across disciplines (UE) | x | |||||||||||
Value of other professionals’ addition (UE) | x | |||||||||||
Communication was limited (E) | x | |||||||||||
Receiving information about clients (US) | x | |||||||||||
Reimbursed for fall prevention (UE) | x | |||||||||||
Killingback et al. (2021) [63] | Exchanging knowledge and expertise through discussions (UE) | x | ||||||||||
Weekly meetings to discuss patients (UE) | x | |||||||||||
Appreciation diversity of disciplines (US) | x | |||||||||||