Interdisciplinary Communication in the Intensive Care Unit at Saint Peter Specialized Hospitals Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2023: A Mixed-method Study

<i>Background</i> Effective team communication and coordination are recognized as being crucial for improving quality and safety in the intensive care unit (ICU). The aim of this study was to Exploring Interdisciplinary communication and its determinants in health professionals. <i>Methods</i>: A quantitative cross-sectional study and an exploratory qualitative study were conducted among 333 health professionals working at Saint Peter Specialized Hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Descriptive summary statistics and binary and multivariable logistic regression analysis were used to explore the determinant factors of Interdisciplinary communication use, while qualitative data were thematically analyzed. <i>Result</i>: from quantitative study over all communication openness is 95(28.5%), communication accuracy is 180(54.1%), good perception 194(58.3)% and understand patient care goal 101 (30.3%). Multivariable logistic analyses showed that communication openness between General Practitioner To resident [AOR=2.9; 95%CI= (1.55-5.5)], communication openness between General Practitioner to Laboratories [AOR=1.847; 95%CI= (1.084-3.146)] educational levels, [AOR=3.2; 95%CI= (0.156-0.83)], work experience [AOR=2.84; 95%CI= (1.088-7.416)], From qualitative study, revealed from focused group discussion and in-depth interview three themes emerged, namely, no interdisciplinary communication guide/tool, ICU has no good communication with other departments and Shortage of equipment and medication on ICU. <i>Recommendation</i>: should be better to increase communication openness between health professionals. It is better to establish an interdisciplinary communication guide/tool, good communication with other departments, and bring adequate equipment and medication for the ICU.