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How effective is teamwork really? The relationship between teamwork and performance in healthcare teams: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BMJ Open · 2019 · Vol. 9(9) · pp. e028280–e028280
Jan B. Schmutz✉(Northwestern University)Laurenz L. Meier(University of Neuchâtel)Tanja Manser(FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts)
Abstract
Teamwork has a medium-sized effect on performance. The analysis of moderators illustrated that teamwork relates to performance regardless of characteristics of the team or task. Therefore, healthcare organisations should recognise the value of teamwork and emphasise approaches that maintain and improve teamwork for the benefit of their patients.
Patient Safety and Medication ErrorsInterprofessional Education and CollaborationSimulation-Based Education in HealthcareTeamworkChecklistModerationMeta-analysisMedicineHealth careTask (project management)Systematic reviewData extractionApplied psychology
MeSH terms
Clinical CompetenceCooperative BehaviorHumansModels, TheoreticalPatient Care TeamChecklist
Funding
- National Science Foundation
- Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung
- European Society of Anaesthesiology
Citations
425
FWCI
50.71
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117
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