Mutual trust is a prerequisite for nurses’ sense of safety and work satisfaction – Mobile Integrated Care Model : A qualitative interview study

An increasing number of older persons have complex health care needs. This, along with the organizational principle of remaining at home, emphasizes the need to develop collaborations among organizations caring for older persons. A health care model developed in Sweden, the Mobile Integrated Care Model aims to promote work in teams across organizations. The aim of the study was to describe nurses’ experiences in working and providing health care in the Mobile Integrated Care Model in the home with home health care physicians. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 18 nurses and analyzed through qualitative content analysis. The method was compliant with the COREQ checklist. A mutually trusting collaboration with physicians, which formed person-centered care, created work satisfaction for the nurses. Working within the Mobile Integrated Care Model was negatively impacted by being employed by different organizations, lack of time to provide health care, and physicians’ person-centered work abilities.CC BY 4.0Corresponding author: Lina Hovlin, School of Health Sciences, University of Skövde, P.O. Box 408, SE-541 28 Skövde, Sweden. Email: lina.hovlin@his.seArticle first published online: December 21, 2021The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This study was supported by a grant from The Kamprad Family Foundation for Entrepreneurship, Research & Charity in Sweden (20190175). It was also supported by the School of Health Sciences, University of Skövde, Sweden; the Skaraborg Institute for Research and Development; The foundation in memory of Gösta Svensson.