Issues in Multidisciplinary Interprofessional Collaboration at Developing Assistive Devices for Individuals Requiring Long-term Care：Results of a Questionnaire Survey of Board-certified Rehabilitation Physicians

Mari Nakao; Hideaki Onishi; Yasutsugu Asakawa; Miki Tagami; Shinichi Izumi

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Issues in Multidisciplinary Interprofessional Collaboration at Developing Assistive Devices for Individuals Requiring Long-term Care：Results of a Questionnaire Survey of Board-certified Rehabilitation Physicians

VernacularTitle:支援機器開発における多分野多職種連携の課題と専門医がリハビリテーション科医師に求める能力 ―リハビリテーション科専門医に施行したアンケート結果から―
Author: Mari NAKAO ¹ ; Hideaki ONISHI ² ; Yasutsugu ASAKAWA ³ ; Miki TAGAMI ⁴ ; Shinichi IZUMI ¹
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1. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Tohoku University
2. Faculty of Rehabilitation, Niigata University of Health and Welfare
3. Physical Therapy Department, Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences
4. Division of Healthcare Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University
Keywords: assistive device development; multidisciplinary and multifunctional collaboration; design thinking; medical-industrial collaboration; needs
From:The Japanese Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine 2022;59(12):1248-1258
CountryJapan
Language:Japanese
Abstract: A questionnaire-based survey of board-certified rehabilitation physicians was conducted to identify issues in multidisciplinary interprofessional collaboration and to assess the abilities of board-certified rehabilitation physicians needed to develop assistive devices for individuals requiring long-term care. From the 366 responses, it was revealed that they consider “the ability to gain an insight into what patients need from assistive devices” and the “ability to communicate” as essential abilities needed to develop assistive devices. The respondents considered the ability to communicate and convey information important to overcome differences in thought-process between disciplines；the sharing of information, objectives, and knowledge as a requirement for teamwork；and collaboration, including with the patients, to be important. This approach to device development fits well with “design thinking” and “biodesign.” Unfortunately, more than 70％ of the respondents were unfamiliar with these concepts. Therefore, it is necessary to provide opportunities for rehabilitation physicians to learn innovative biodesign approaches.