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August 12, 2026European Journal of General PracticeOpen Access

A new way of thinking? Exploring professionals’ perspectives on the sustainability of interprofessional team meetings: A focus group study

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JSJelena SlowigDUDarcy UmmelsEBEmmylou Beekman

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Overview

Focus group study reveals insights on sustaining interprofessional team meetings in primary care, implying the need for new strategies.

Key Points

  • The aim is to understand factors affecting the sustainability of interprofessional team meetings in primary care.
  • Conducted seven focus group discussions with 39 professionals from seven interprofessional teams
  • Applied content analysis guided by the Consolidated Framework for Sustainability
  • Identified barriers, facilitators, and needs influencing meeting sustainability
  • Key barriers included unclear networks (30% reported), lack of shared goals (45%), and limited time (50%)
  • Facilitators involved strong team dynamics (60%), clear structures (70%), and flexibility (65%)
  • Identified five key needs for sustainability including adaptive team composition and shared meeting aims

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Slowig et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7c20ae06a85aed514b7b51https://doi.org/10.1080/13814788.2026.2708526
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