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Synchronous work - myth or reality? : a critical study of teams in health and medical care
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- Berlin, Johan, 1975- (author)
- Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Högskolan Väst,Avd för socialpedagogik och sociologi,Institutionen för vårdvetenskap och hälsa,Institute of Health and Care Sciences
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- 2010-08-19
- 2010
- English.
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In: Journal of Evaluation In Clinical Practice. - London : Blackwell Publishing Ltd. - 1356-1294 .- 1365-2753. ; 16:6, s. 1314-1321
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- Abstract Rationale, aims and objectives In this article, ideal conceptions about teamwork are tested. The research question posed is: How are teams in psychiatry formed? Three theoretical concepts that distinguish groups from teams are presented: sequentiality, parallelism and synchronicity. The presumption is that groups cooperate sequentially and teams synchronously, while the parallel work mode is a transitional form between group and team. Methods Three psychiatric outpatient teams at a university hospital specialist clinic were studied. Data were collected through 25 personal interviews and 82 hours of observations. The data collection was carried out over 18 months (2008–2009). Results Results show: (1) that the three theoretical distinctions between group and team need to be supplemented with two intermediate forms, semiparallel and semisynchronous teamwork; and (2) that teamwork is not characterized by striving towards a synchronous ideal but instead is marked by an adaptive interaction between sequential, parallel and synchronous working modes. Conclusions The article points to a new intermediate stage between group and team. This intermediate stage is called semiparallel teamwork. The study shows that practical teamwork is not characterized by a synchronous ideal, but rather is about how to adaptively find acceptable solutions to a series of practical problems. The study emphasizes the importance of the team varying between different working modes, so-called semisystematics.
Subject headings
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Statsvetenskap -- Statsvetenskap (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Political Science -- Political Science (hsv//eng)
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Hälsovetenskap -- Folkhälsovetenskap, global hälsa, socialmedicin och epidemiologi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Health Sciences -- Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology (hsv//eng)
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Annan samhällsvetenskap -- Övrig annan samhällsvetenskap (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Other Social Sciences -- Other Social Sciences not elsewhere specified (hsv//eng)
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Hälsovetenskap -- Hälso- och sjukvårdsorganisation, hälsopolitik och hälsoekonomi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Health Sciences -- Health Care Service and Management, Health Policy and Services and Health Economy (hsv//eng)
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Statsvetenskap -- Studier av offentlig förvaltning (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Political Science -- Public Administration Studies (hsv//eng)
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Sociologi -- Socialantropologi (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Sociology -- Social Anthropology (hsv//eng)
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Ekonomi och näringsliv -- Företagsekonomi (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Economics and Business -- Business Administration (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- group
- health care
- semiparallel
- semisynchronous
- semisystematics
- Sweden
- teamwork
- Political science
- Statsvetenskap
- Community medicine
- Samhällsmedicin
- Social welfare/social pedagogics
- Social omsorg/socialpedagogik
- Health and medical services in society
- Hälso- och sjukvård i samhället
- Public sector research
- Forskning om offentlig sektor
- Ethnography
- Etnografi
- Public administration
- Offentlig förvaltning
- Business administration
- Företagsekonomi
- Teamwork
- group
- health care
- semi-parallel
- semi-synchronous
- semisystematics
- sweden
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- ref (subject category)
- art (subject category)
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