Interprofessional work in health in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review

Rev Esc Enferm USP. 2021 Nov 19:55:e20210207. doi: 10.1590/1980-220X-REEUSP-2021-0207. eCollection 2021.
[Article in English, Portuguese]

Abstract

Objective: to map the scientific production on interprofessional relationships in health in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Method: this is a scoping review performed in PubMed, Scopus, LILACS, CINAHL, Web of Science, Google Scholar and Science Direct databases, covering the period of publication in 2020, using the acronym PCC (Population = health professionals; Concept = interprofessional relationships; Context = health services) and respective search strategies.

Results: fourteen scientific articles were selected and the content discussed in the manuscripts was standardized, analyzed and organized into categories of affinities and similarities of their results: 1 - Interprofessional collaboration; 2 - Collaborative practice; 3 - Interprofessional work; 4 - Interactive and interprofessional learning.

Conclusion: the pandemic demanded quick and effective responses that were only possible through collaboration and interprofessionalism dimensions. Interprofessional work in health during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic confirms the importance of interprofessional work and its dimensions for the provision of more comprehensive, resolute and safer health services.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19*
  • Health Personnel
  • Humans
  • Pandemics*
  • SARS-CoV-2