Healthcare Providers Attitude Regarding Effectivenes of Healthcare Team in Operating Room Download PDF

Introduction: Effective healthcare team among healthcare providers is important to improve the quality of services and to provide safe and effective care. In Iran there is not clear information about operating room healthcare providers' attitude towards teamwork as an environment which people with different specialization work together Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the attitude of healthcare providers regarding the effectiveness of teamwork and some related factors in operating room. Materials and Methods: the current study is a descriptive-analytic study and the study population consisted of 217 healthcare providers who work in operating rooms of nine educational hospitals in Isfahan, Iran. For gathering data in this study, two assessment tools a researcher designed questionnaire and a Team stepps-Team Assessment Questionnaire (TAQ) had been used. Finally healthcare providers were divided into five groups according to the scoring system. Results: The mean score of attitude towards the effectiveness healthcare teem in this study was 194.67 ± 2.05; from the total of 220 and it has been determined to be strong for Team stepps- questionnaire (TAQ) according to the scoring system. Among the various groups, surgeons and anesthesiologists obtained the highest score for attitude towards the effectiveness of teamwork. The results of this study also indicated that the advancement of technology, teaching and learning new methods and rewards system are factors influencing the effectiveness of teamwork in the operating room. Discussion: In this study, the healthcare providers in the operating rooms mostly had a strong and relatively strong attitude regarding the effectiveness of teamwork. However, the high scores of surgeons and anesthesiologists comparing to other healthcare providers reflect that the effectiveness of teamwork is really more considerable issues for this groups than others