Stakeholders’ Perceptions of Teamwork and Their Correlation to a Client-centered Outcome Measure

There is a gap in allied health interprofessional research studying the patient experience of interprofessional clinical interventions. The Unity Clinic at Keys is a student-led outpatient clinic that combines primary and rehabilitative care from audiology, nursing, occupational therapy, social work, and speech-language pathology. It adheres to a consistent protocol across the multiple Unity Clinic experiences promoting student-led teamwork development while providing client-centered care.

Research Question(s): 1) do student and facilitator Jefferson Teams Observation Guide (JTOG) ratings positively correlate with the patient perception using the Patient Insights and Views Observing Teams ( PIVOT)? and 2) do patient ratings of teamwork positively correlate with health outcomes?Methods/methodology: The research will employ a quasi-experimental design, utilizing a convenience sample of students, patients, and facilitators. Qualtrics is used to collect and anonymize responses for both the JTOG and the PIVOT. A Likert scale (-2 to +2) solicits patient ratings of client goal attainment for health outcomes.

The student survey responses will be compared to facilitator responses using a Kruskal-Wallis test and combined if there is no statistically significant difference between these scores. A Spearman correlation analysis will be applied between this group and the patient survey responses. Otherwise, a Spearman correlation between student-patient responses and facilitator-patient responses will be conducted. A Spearman correlation analysis will be applied to clients' ratings from the PIVOT and the Likert scale.Results: This grant-funded, IRB-approved project will complete the data collection phase in February 2025 with analysis and findings reported in April 2025.Conclusions, implications, and curiosities: This research provides valuable information on the relationship between stakeholder's ratings of team work and the relationship between ratings of teamwork and client health outcomes.