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Interprofessional collaboration is key to the success of CBUs, but insights into its quality are lacking. We aimed to examine professionals\u2019 perceived quality of interprofessional collaboration in CBUs, and factors influencing it.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec002\">\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A single-center mixed-methods study was conducted within four CBUs in a Dutch top-clinical hospital: (1) geriatric trauma, (2) prostate cancer, (3) colon cancer and (4) breast cancer. A relational coordination (RC) survey was used to examine professionals\u2019 perceived collaboration quality, followed by semi-structured interviews to explore influencing factors.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec003\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Varying RC scores were observed between professionals with different professions and disciplines within CBUs (geriatric trauma: 1.9\u20135.0; prostate cancer: 2.9\u20134.8; colon cancer: 2.1\u20134.8; breast cancer: 1.1\u20134.9), with higher scores among professionals involved in similar parts of related care pathways. Interview findings suggest that this variation is explained by four factors: (1) streamlined communication, (2) active engagement, (3) mutual recognition and (4) workflow efficacy.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec004\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This exploratory study introduces a novel approach to studying professionals\u2019 perceived collaboration quality in CBUs through relational dynamics. The results suggest that traditional hospital structures can hinder interprofessional collaboration in CBUs by limiting physical interactions and shared administrative systems. Future studies with larger samples are needed to confirm these findings, and to provide recommendations for improving interprofessional collaboration in CBUs in order to unlock their potential in improving patient care.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0343792","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,8]],"date-time":"2026-06-08T17:44:40Z","timestamp":1780940680000},"page":"e0343792","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.corrections_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Professionals\u2019 perceptions of interprofessional collaboration within condition-based units"],"prefix":"10.1371","volume":"21","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0006-2750-2272","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Sara M.","family":"de Jong-Ultee","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Liselot","family":"de Waard","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Dorine J.","family":"van Staalduinen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Machteld J.","family":"Mosselman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6108-9203","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Dennis","family":"van Veghel","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9227-1390","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Lea M.","family":"Dijksman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"name":"The St. Antonius condition-based unit working group","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Paul B.","family":"van der Nat","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"340","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,8]]},"reference":[{"issue":"4","key":"pone.0343792.ref001","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"8","DOI":"10.5334\/ijic.5450","article-title":"Advancing Towards Value-Based Integrated Care for Individuals and Populations","volume":"19","author":"R Nu\u00f1o-Solin\u00eds","year":"2019","journal-title":"Int J Integr Care"},{"issue":"1","key":"pone.0343792.ref002","article-title":"What is value-based healthcare?","volume":"3","year":"2017","journal-title":"NEJM Catalyst"},{"issue":"1","key":"pone.0343792.ref003","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1056\/CAT.20.0237","article-title":"Integrated Practice Units: A Playbook for Health Care Leaders","volume":"2","author":"ME Porter","year":"2021","journal-title":"NEJM Catalyst"},{"issue":"12","key":"pone.0343792.ref004","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1056\/CAT.23.0180","article-title":"Organizing care around conditions: an expanded model of value-based health care","volume":"4","author":"JE Wiersema","year":"2023","journal-title":"NEJM Catalyst"},{"issue":"1","key":"pone.0343792.ref005","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1056\/CAT.22.0283","article-title":"Joinvasc: Organizing the Full Cycle of Stroke Care with Universal Coverage","volume":"4","author":"H Diegoli","year":"2023","journal-title":"NEJM Catalyst"},{"key":"pone.0343792.ref006","unstructured":"Daniels K, Spruijt GAT, Thoonsen AC, de Bruijne MC, van der Nat PB. 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