Multidisciplinary Collaboration and Collaboration Overload in Healthcare Services: Literature Review and Institutional Implications
Abstract
The diversification of patient needs and the increasing complexity of care processes in healthcare services have made it necessary for professionals from different disciplines to work together. The aim of this review is to systematically examine the effects of interdisciplinary collaboration in healthcare services on the quality of patient care, employee experience, and organizational outcomes. National and international studies published between 2016 and 2025 were evaluated using a literature review method. The review focused on the contributions of collaboration to healthcare services, its effects on employees, and the potential negative consequences of the burden of collaboration. The sources examined indicate that trust, open communication, role clarity, and managerial support are crucial for successful collaboration. However, placing employees under excessive communication and coordination burdens carries the risk of collaboration fatigue. In this context, it is important for healthcare institutions to take strategic measures to develop safe and sustainable collaboration strategies, reduce excessive collaboration burdens on employees, and create a sustainable supportive culture.
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| Early Pub Date | December 24, 2025 |
| Publication Date | December 24, 2025 |
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Abdulkadir Haktanir, Ph.D., is an associate professor and doctoral program coordinator in the Department of Counselor Education at Kean University. Dr. Haktanir has clinical experience in school settings and mental health settings. He worked as a full-time school counselor in a K-12 school in Turkey and as a counselor and coordinator at Necmettin Erbakan University’s Eregli counseling center. He has national and international experience teaching in school counseling and core counseling courses in counselor education programs. Dr. Haktanir is an active scholar with 25+ peer-reviewed publications in esteemed journals, two book editorships, and five book chapter contributions. He directly contributed to the Turkish Psychological Counseling and Guidance Association’s latest code of ethics and is recognized as an author. In recognition of his scholarly contributions, he received four awards: Exemplary Research and Practice Award- Doctoral Level (2017), an award presented by the Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling- a division of the American Counseling Association; and the Most Impactful Scholar in Social Sciences, presented by Necmettin Erbakan University (2020, 2022, and 2023). Currently, he is an associate editor for Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development journal. Dr. Haktanir’s current research interests include DBT, adolescent mental health, trauma, and suicide risk assessment and prevention in school settings.
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