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Arch Hellen Med, 43(6), November-December 2026, 780-786

ORIGINAL PAPER

Interdisciplinary collaboration, communication and job satisfaction of health care professionals
in primary health care units

E. Kontou,1 E. Pallis,2 P. Theodorou2
1Health Center of Nikea, Nikea, Attica,
2Graduate Course on Health Care Management, School of Social Sciences, Hellenic Open University, Patras, Greece

OBJECTIVE To investigate the views of medical and nursing staff on their daily interdisciplinary collaboration and communication, as well as the job satisfaction of nursing staff in the Primary Healthcare Units of Attica, Greece.

METHOD The research sample consisted of 219 members of the medical and nursing staff from the first Health District of Attica and the second Health District of Piraeus and Aegean and was held between December 2022 and February 2023. A complex questionnaire was used for data collection, which included questions to record their social, demographic and professional data, the use of the Communication and Collaboration among Physicians and Nurses questionnaire as a tool to investigate the attitude of physicians and nurses regarding their interdisciplinary collaboration and communication and the Kuopio University Hospital Job Satisfaction Scale (KUHJSS) which studies the level of job satisfaction of nurses.

RESULTS Interdisciplinary collaboration between the medical and nursing staff was found to be moderate, as were communication and job satisfaction among nurses. At the same time, interdisciplinary collaboration of medical and nursing staff showed a positive correlation with increased educational level and a negative correlation with years of working in the hospital, while physicians reported a higher degree of interdisciplinary collaboration than nurses. Regarding nurses' job satisfaction, the results showed a positive correlation with increased educational level and a negative correlation with years of working in the hospital and increasing age.

CONCLUSIONS Doctors and nurses enjoy a satisfactory level of interdisciplinary collaboration, communication and job satisfaction. Training in behavioral skills and conflict resolution for medical and nursing staff can contribute to of the smooth functioning of healthcare units and the overall improvement of the health services provided.

Key words: Communication, Interdisciplinary collaboration, Job satisfaction, Medical and nursing staff, Primary health care.

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