Box 2. Example of two items of the 10–item questionnaire to assess the interprofessional collaboration of two different levels of care
1. SHARED GOALS
The existence of explicit shared goals facilitates collaboration and coordination between primary and secondary care settings.
Please rate the current situation in your organisation with respect to the other level of care on a scale of 1 to 5:
1. Common goals are missing2. There are hardly any shared goals3.There are some common goals4. There are quite a lot of common goals5. Nearly all aspects of care are covered by shared goals
2. PATIENT-CENTRED APPROACH
When priority is given to the interests and preferences of the patient, this favours collaboration and coordination between professionals working in the primary and secondary care setting.
Please rate the current situation in your organisation with respect to the other level of care on a scale of 1 to 5:
1. In the interaction between levels of care, the interests and preferences of patients are not taken into account2. In the interaction between levels of care, the interests and preferences of patients are taken into account on few occasions3. In the interaction between levels of care, the interests and preferences of patients are sometimes taken into account4. In the interaction between levels of care, the interests and preferences of patients are often taken into account5. In the interaction between levels of care, the interests and preferences of patients are always taken into account