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Professional background Group 1 (n = 7) Group 2 (n = 6) Group 3 (n = 5) GP 2 2 2 Psychologist 2 – 2 Physiotherapist 1 1 – Dietician 1 – – Occupational therapist 1 – – District nurse – 1 – Pharmacist – 1 – Social worker – 1 – Educationalist – – 1 Sex (# female) 5 5 2 Mean Range Mean Range Mean Range Age in years 46.71 35–56 50.00 33–62 52.75 45–64 Years in practice 22.00 6–33 19.00 10–32 22.75 6–38 Main professional activitiesa Patient care 4 6 2 Education 2 1 1 Research 1 – – Policymaking – 1 4 aSome participants stated two main activities
Themes and competencies Points (%)a Theme 1: Professional identity development and role definition by the GP Knows the expertise, tasks, and work processes, and with that the (im)possibilities of collaborative partners, and can use this knowledge in daily care practice.
Knows their own expertise, tasks, and work processes and can use this knowledge in daily care practice, and with that is conscious of own possibilities and boundaries.
Shows awareness of the importance of interprofessional collaboration and is prepared to collaborate interprofessionally.
300 (17.7%)260 (15.3%)225 (13.2%) Theme 2: Developing and executing shared care plans for individual patients Makes shared decisions with patients, patients' families and carers, and healthcare professionals.
Is available for consultation, knows how to make priorities and to set boundaries.
Sees who can take the lead in a care plan and dares to delegate.
Informs collaborative partners proactively and on time.
Recognises and uses the possibilities of collaboration in the problem analysis.
Knows the social network and context of the patient.
320 (18.8%)235 (13.8%)185 (10.9%)185 (10.9%)185 (10.9%)180 (10.6%) Theme 3: Initiating and maintaining interprofessional collaborative partnerships Works out agreements with collaborative partners regarding roles, care goals, responsibilities, possibilities for up-scaling, and feedback moments.
Develops a shared vision with other primary care professionals regarding the collaborative partnership.
Initiates and maintains collaborative relationships with individual collaborative partners as well as within an interprofessional collaborative network proactively.
Evaluates the agreements and the collaboration itself with collaborative partners.
Shows leadership, expressed by decisiveness, direction, inspiration, creativity, delegation, negotiation, maintaining structure, conflict management, and overseeing progress.
445 (26.2%)310 (18.2%)210 (12.4%)175 (10.3%)175 (10.3%) aCumulative number of allocated points by all participants (% of total allocated points in each theme).
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