The Association of COVID-19 on Organizational Attitudes in Primary Care Among Interprofessional Practice Clinics

Matthew Fifolt; Connie White-Williams; Maria R Shirey; Wei Su; Michele Talley

doi:10.1097/JAC.0000000000000411

The Association of COVID-19 on Organizational Attitudes in Primary Care Among Interprofessional Practice Clinics

J Ambul Care Manage. 2022 Apr-Jun;45(2):95-104. doi: 10.1097/JAC.0000000000000411.

Authors

Matthew Fifolt¹, Connie White-Williams, Maria R Shirey, Wei Su, Michele Talley

Affiliation

¹ Department of Health Care Organization and Policy, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham (Drs Fifolt and Su); Center for Nursing Excellence, University of Alabama at Birmingham University Hospital, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham (Dr White-Williams); and School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham (Drs Shirey and Talley).

Abstract

This article describes the association of COVID-19 on organizational attributes in primary care among 2 academic-practice partnership interprofessional collaborative practice (IPCP) clinics. Our team used a concurrent, triangulation repeated-measures study design to examine responses to the Survey of Organizational Attitudes of Primary Care (SOAP-C) instrument between January and December 2020. Analysis revealed statistically nonsignificant change over 12 months across all 4 subscales. Study results suggest that IPCP teams can function effectively through adversity. The IPCP model seemed to bolster resilience making it a viable model for ambulatory practices caring for vulnerable populations.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Attitude
COVID-19* / epidemiology
Cooperative Behavior
Humans
Interprofessional Relations*
Patient Care Team
Primary Health Care
SARS-CoV-2