The Effectiveness of Interprofessional Collaboration Practice to Reduce The Risk of Stunting: An Integrative Review

Abstract

Stunting is a chronic nutritional problem that results in the height of children under five years old being inappropriate for their age or causing growth delay of children. Success in Interprofessional Collaboration Practice (IPC) in reducing the risk of stunting can be assessed from several indicators, including Framework WHO and IPEC. This review aimed to synthesize the existing evidence regarding the effectiveness of IPC in an effort to reduce the risk of stunting. The integrative review adapts Reporting Flowchart from Bulmer Smith et al., 2009. Pubmed, Proquest, and Grey literature were used as the databases and accessed through the Google Scholar search engine by filtering articles published from 2017-2022. There were 10 of the 1,019 articles screened by inclusion and exclusion criteria in this review. Critical Appraisal uses the tools of The Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI). This review found that several indicators of IPC success in reducing stunting risk include roles or responsibilities, interpersonal communication, values and ethics, work culture, environment, institutional or agency support, and IPC results. All indicators have their interrelated roles, if collaboration practices are not carried out properly, the results obtained are less than optimal. The IPC method of reducing the risk of stunting focuses more on knowledge and health education promotions. IPC is expected to be one of the solutions that can be considered to help reduce the risk of stunting in toddlers and increase the attention of agencies/institutions with authority to provide ultimate support.