Frontier in Medical & Health Research
INTERPROFEESIONAL COLLABORATION AMONG HEALTHCARE PROVIDER ITS IMPACT ON PATIENT OUTCOME, PEOPLES MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL NAWABSHAH, SINDH, PAKISTAN
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Keywords

Collaboration
interpersonal
Healthcare provider
professional
Patient outcome
Quality of care

How to Cite

INTERPROFEESIONAL COLLABORATION AMONG HEALTHCARE PROVIDER ITS IMPACT ON PATIENT OUTCOME, PEOPLES MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL NAWABSHAH, SINDH, PAKISTAN. (2026). Frontier in Medical and Health Research, 4(3), 287-297. https://fmhr.net/index.php/fmhr/article/view/2442

Abstract

Background: Interprofessional collaboration (IPC) among health care providers is a essential component for effective, safe & high quality of care for the patient, communities’ families & client care it is complex and dynamic health systems, no single professional group can meet all patient needs alone. Collaboration between nurses, physicians, pharmacists, and other allied health professionals enhances communication, strengthens decision-making, and improves the overall quality and safety of patient care. However, many health care settings still face challenges such as unclear professional roles, poor communication, and lack of teamwork, which can negatively affect patient outcomes.

Objective:  To determine the interprofessional collaboration among healthcare provider& its impact on patient outcome and overall quality of care at PMC Hospital Shaheed Benazirabad.

Methodology: This study was descriptive cross-sectional conducted at People Medical Collage Hospital Nawabshah in this study purposive sampling was used in which 61 nurses ,61 doctor & 61 paramedic were include conducted among 300 healthcare personal.

 Results: The results showed that from 183 the participants’ female(54.10%) & male  ((45.90%),&  those who had recieved IPC training  (51.91%) &(48.09%) not received Moreover 36%of the participants were affilaited with the medical ward neraly half (50%) reported having more than six month clinical experience the result srevealed that considerable majorty of respondents (approximately 74% to 87 %) percieved that effective collaboration among health professionals significantly contribute to improved teamwork, client satisfication clear role identification  ,reduce medical error ,effectve communication ,mutual understanding ,decision making ability ,fastory recovery & discharge of clients statistical analysis further revealed a significant association ariable p=.05.

Conclusion:  This study highlights strong collaboration among healthcare provider enhance patient outcome by improving communication, ensure patient satisfactions reduce the medical error support the treatment planning encourage interpersonal training creative support work environment are key strategies   to strength collaboration & ensure high quality, patient centered care.

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