Rural physicians' perceptions about the challenges of participating in interprofessional collaboration: Insights from a focus group study

Previous research indicates that interprofessional teams in medicine often fail to collaborate effectively, especially in rural areas. Rural physicians play an essential role in determining patient care in interprofessional collaborations; however, no extant studies address the difficulties that rural physicians face in such collaborations and interprofessional teams. This study sought to illuminate physician perceptions of interprofessional...