Collaboration between Disciplinary Teams Caring for Elders in Korean Community Settings

..................................................................................................................... 11 CHAPTER 1: BACKGROUND AND SIGNIFICANCE................................................. 13 Importance of Collaboration for Elders in Community Settings ...................................... 13 Definition of Collaboration in the Healthcare Work Environment .................................. 17 Theoretical Framework for Collaboration ........................................................................ 20 Research Significance....................................................................................................... 23 Purpose and Aims ............................................................................................................. 26 Summary ........................................................................................................................... 27 CHAPTER 2: CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK.............................................................. 28 System Research Organizing (SRO) Model ..................................................................... 28 Hypothesized Collaboration Model and Variables ........................................................... 34 Team Member ....................................................................................................... 36 Context .................................................................................................................. 38 Collaboration Process .......................................................................................... 43 Degree of Collaboration ....................................................................................... 46 Summary ........................................................................................................................... 47 CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY .................................................................................... 49 Research Design................................................................................................................ 49 Research Settings .............................................................................................................. 49 Research Samples ............................................................................................................. 50 Human Subjects and Recruitment of Subjects.................................................................. 52 Measures ........................................................................................................................... 53 Team Member ....................................................................................................... 53 Beliefs in the benefits of collaboration ..................................................... 53 Perception toward other professions ........................................................ 55 Individual ability ....................................................................................... 57 Prior collaboration experience................................................................. 57 Context .................................................................................................................. 58 Organizational structure........................................................................... 58 Team resources ......................................................................................... 59 Leadership................................................................................................. 60 Collaboration Process .......................................................................................... 61