THE IMPACT OF THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM ON THE QUALITY OF PATIENT CARE
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https://doi.org/10.56238/arev7n9-030Keywords:
Multidisciplinary Team, Quality of Care, HealthAbstract
This study aims to analyze the impact of multidisciplinary teams on the quality of patient care, considering clinical, organizational, and psychosocial dimensions. It is a narrative review of the literature, based on publications available in the PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and ScienceDirect databases between 2023 and 2025. Ten relevant studies were selected, including randomized clinical trials, observational studies, reviews, and meta-analyses, which discuss the effects of multidisciplinary practice in different contexts, such as chronic diseases, oncology, palliative care, surgery, and hospital management. The results pointed to consistent benefits in terms of improving patients' quality of life, greater satisfaction with care, reduction of clinical and emotional complications, as well as advances in care coordination and organizational efficiency. However, it was observed that the economic impact of multidisciplinary practice remains inconclusive, with divergences regarding its direct relationship with cost reduction. Critical analysis revealed that the effectiveness of teams depends not only on the diversity of professionals, but above all on the quality of interaction, efficient communication, and shared leadership. It can be concluded that multidisciplinarity is an essential element for comprehensive and humanized healthcare, requiring investments in interprofessional training, strengthening collaborative practices, and encouraging new research that evaluates its clinical, social, and economic impacts.
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