Assessing Viewpoints of Physicians and Operating Room Staff toward Their Interprofessional Collaboration in Educational Hospitals of Ahvaz, 2019

The relationship between physicians and operating room staff includes interaction between them in caring for the patient to achieve a common therapeutic goal and condition improvement. Present cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study aimed to examine viewpoints of physicians and operating room staff about their relationship in Ahvaz at 2019. The research samples were operating room staff and physicians working in three educational hospitals affiliated to Ahwaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences. Consecutive samples were icluded in the study. The research tool was a two-part questionnaire including socio-demographic information and questions about the professional relationship between the doctors and the operating room staff. Results showed that viewpoints of physicians and operating room staff about respecting ethics in their communications are good.  In the group of physicians, 18.1% had a moderate viewpoint and 81.9% had a good viewpoint about communication with operating room staff. Among the operating room staff group, 4.8 percent had a bad viewpoint, 27.3 percent had a moderate viewpoint, and 67.9 percent had a good view point about their communication with physicians. Until reaching highest level of respecting professional ethics, any attempt to improve communication between physicians and operating room staff will result in positive outcomes for physicians and staff, and promote quality of their care for patients.