Table 1

Factors and elements influencing successful interprofessional collaborative practice in 4 family medicine academic teaching clinics*: Clinics were rated on a scale ranging from low performance (1) to high performance (5); κ = 0.67 for interrater reliability.

FACTORS AND ELEMENTSRATERCLINIC ACLINIC BCLINIC CCLINIC D
Factor 1: shared goals and vision
Shared patient-oriented goals and vision1st rater4511
2nd rater4522
Average451.51.5
Communication1st rater4522
2nd rater4532
Average452.52
Shared decision making1st rater4411
2nd rater5433
Average4.5422
Factor 2: sense of belonging
Trust and a trusting relationship1st rater5521
2nd rater5533
Average552.52
Willingness to collaborate1st rater5521
2nd rater5543
Average5532
Understanding roles and responsibilities1st rater5522
2nd rater5432
Average54.52.52
Factor 3: governance
Location1st rater4433
2nd rater4424
Average442.53.5
Leadership1st rater5511
2nd rater5532
Average5521.5
Team meetings1st rater2311
2nd rater5522
Average3.541.51.5
Training and education for teamwork1st rater2211
2nd rater5322
Average3.52.51.51.5
Factor 4: structuring clinical care
Collegial development of protocols, practice manuals, and procedures1st rater5511
2nd rater5532
Average5521.5
  • * Agreement weights were calculated as 1−{(i−j)/(k−1)}2, where i and j index the weight matrix and k represents the number of possible ratings (in this case 5).