The personal dimension of allied health professional identity: A scoping review in health sciences literature / Die persönliche Dimension der beruflichen Identität von Gesundheitsfachkräften: ein Scoping-Review in der gesundheitswissenschaftlichen Literatur

• Main Authors: Belgraver Eline E.W (Author), Coppoolse Remco (Author), Doorn Lia van (Author), Bakker Cok (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sciendo, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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• Notes: 2296-990X; 10.2478/ijhp-2022-0004
• Keywords: personal dimension; professional identity; values; beliefs; dilemma; allied health professionals; interprofessional care; resilience; persönliche dimension; berufliche identität; kernwerte; kernüberzeugungen; dilemma; gesundheitsfachkräfte; interprofessionalität; widerstandsfähigkeit; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270
• Source: International Journal of Health Professions, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 39-58 (2022)

With a shift in healthcare from diagnosis-centered to human- and interprofessional-centered work, allied health professionals (AHPs) may encounter dilemmas in daily work because of discrepancies between values of learned professional protocols and their personal values, the latter being a component of the personal dimension. The personal dimension can be defined as a set of personal components that have a substantial impact on professional identity. In this study, we aim to improve the understanding of the role played by the personal dimension, by answering the following research question: What is known about the personal dimension of the professional identity of AHPs in (allied) health literature?