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Linking interprofessional work to outcomes for employees: A meta‐analysis
Author(s) -
Kaiser Sabine,
Patras Joshua,
Martinussen Monica
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
research in nursing and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1098-240X
pISSN - 0160-6891
DOI - 10.1002/nur.21858
Subject(s) - job satisfaction , psycinfo , burnout , autonomy , teamwork , work engagement , nursing , psychology , health care , social support , medline , medicine , applied psychology , work (physics) , social psychology , clinical psychology , management , mechanical engineering , economic growth , political science , law , economics , engineering
The aim of this meta‐analysis of studies of workers in the health and social care sector was to examine the relationship between interprofessional work and employee outcomes of job stress, autonomy, burnout, engagement, job satisfaction, turnover intention, and perceived service quality, and to examine the influence of different moderators on those relationships. A systematic literature search of the PsycInfo, Embase, Medline, and the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature databases was conducted to identify relevant articles. A total of 45 articles with results for 53 independent samples was included in the meta‐analysis. A random effects model was used to estimate the mean effect sizes (correlations). Most employees were nurses working in hospitals. Interprofessional work was weakly negatively associated with job stress, burnout, and turnover intention (range mean r = −.13 to −.22); and was moderately positively associated with autonomy, engagement, job satisfaction, and perceived service quality (range mean r =.33 to .46). When feasible, interprofessional work was categorized as teamwork (most intensive), collaboration, or cooperation. Teamwork, the most intense of three forms of interprofessional work, promoted lower burnout and turnover intention. The results of this meta‐analysis suggest that interprofessional work is linked to better well‐being for employees in health and social care.