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ArticleJournal of multidisciplinary healthcare2024

Measuring Team Functioning During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Perspectives of Cancer Care Team Members.

Samar Attieh, Kelley Kilpatrick, Denis Chênevert, Marie-Pascale Pomey, Carmen G Loiselle

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Samar AttiehDepartment of Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada.
Kelley KilpatrickSusan E. French Chair in Nursing Research and Innovative Practice, Ingram School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-2137-6560
Denis ChênevertDepartment of Human Resources Management, HEC Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada.
Marie-Pascale PomeyResearch Centre of the University of Montreal Hospital Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-5180-8139
Carmen G LoiselleIngram School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, Montréal, Canada.

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Background: In a public health crisis such as COVID-19, cancer teams face significant challenges including acute work disruptions, rapid shifts in clinical practice, and burnout. Within this context, it is crucial to explore team functioning from the perspectives of multiple stakeholders. Objective: This quantitative pilot study aimed to 1) measure perceptions of multi-stakeholders on key indicators of team functioning (Team Effectiveness, TE, and Team Relational Coordination, TRC) during COVID-19 and its transition, and 2) document whether patient perceptions of TE/TRC are significantly associated with their cancer care experiences. Methods: A descriptive design with repeated measures was used. Through convenience sampling, participants were recruited from two outpatient cancer clinics at a large university-affiliated hospital, in Montréal, Qc, Canada. Sixty-six participants (ie, 13 healthcare professionals, 40 patients, 6 informal caregivers, and 7 volunteers) completed e-measures at T1 (years 2021-2022) and n = 44 at T2 (year 2023). Results: At T1, participants reported high perceptions of Team Effectiveness (scale 1 to 6) M = 4.47; SD = 0.7 (Mdn = 4.54; IQR: 4.06-5) and Relational Coordination (scale 1 to 5) M = 3.77; SD = 0.77 (Mdn = 3.81; IQR: 3.12-4.38) with no significant differences in perceptions across the four groups. At T2, no significant changes in TE/TRC perceptions were found. At both time points, patient perceptions of TE/TRC were significantly correlated with positive cancer care experiences (Spearman rank correlation Conclusion: To our knowledge, this is the first study documenting perceptions of cancer team functioning amidst the pandemic as reported by multiple stakeholders. Significant relationships between patient perceptions of TE/TRC and their cancer care experiences underscore the importance of including patients' views in team functioning processes. Future work should rely on larger sample sizes to further explore key elements of optimal team functioning.

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cancer careCOVID-19health crisispandemicpatient experiencespatient satisfactionteam effectivenessteam functioningteam relational coordination

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