Patient Acuity in Somatic In-patient Care
ConditionWork Related Stress
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
AgeNot listed
SponsorRegion Gävleborg
About this trial
This study addresses nursing acuity measures within somatic in-patient care. Quantitative and qualitative analyses will be used in order to examine staffing levels and nurses' perception of work environment, before, during and after the implementation of a patient acuity tool as a part of daily management.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
All nurses employed by the medical wards
First-line managers at each ward
Disqualifiers
Travelling nurses
Nurses with <1 months employment
Trial population
Nurses here refer to both trained nurses and assistant nurses.
Trial design
Design model
Case-only
Time perspective
Prospective
Treatments tested in this trial
Patient acuity tool
Other interventionA tool for measuring patient acuity as a part of daily management will be implemented in four somatic in-patient care units.
Treatment groups
No treatment groups listed
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Workplace environment
Questions on work environment will be asked through a survey. The survey contains questions from the following questionnaires: Conditions of Work Effectiveness Questionnaire (CWEQ-II), Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ), Thriving Scale and Staff Satisfaction with Care (SSC). CWEQ-II: Values between 1-5. Higher scores mean a better outcome in factors on perceived access to opportunity, support, information and resources in an individual's work setting. COPSOQ: Values between 1-5. Higher scores mean a better outcome in factors on stress and emotional demands, but a worse outcome in factors on workplace community and involvement, with one item reversed. SSC: Values between 1-7. Higher scores mean a better outcome. Thriving Scale: Values between 1-7. Higher scores means a better outcome, with one item reversed.
Time frame
Baseline measure during November 20212
Workplace environment
Questions on work environment will be asked through a survey. The survey contains questions from the following questionnaires: Conditions of Work Effectiveness Questionnaire (CWEQ-II), Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ), Thriving Scale and Staff Satisfaction with Care (SSC). CWEQ-II: Values between 1-5. Higher scores mean a better outcome in factors on perceived access to opportunity, support, information and resources in an individual's work setting. COPSOQ: Values between 1-5. Higher scores mean a better outcome in factors on stress and emotional demands, but a worse outcome in factors on workplace community and involvement, with one item reversed. SSC: Values between 1-7. Higher scores mean a better outcome. Thriving Scale: Values between 1-7. Higher scores means a better outcome, with one item reversed.
Time frame
Measures will be made approximately in June 2024.3
Workplace environment
Questions on work environment will be asked through a survey. The survey contains questions from the following questionnaires: Conditions of Work Effectiveness Questionnaire (CWEQ-II), Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ), Thriving Scale and Staff Satisfaction with Care (SSC). CWEQ-II: Values between 1-5. Higher scores mean a better outcome in factors on perceived access to opportunity, support, information and resources in an individual's work setting. COPSOQ: Values between 1-5. Higher scores mean a better outcome in factors on stress and emotional demands, but a worse outcome in factors on workplace community and involvement, with one item reversed. SSC: Values between 1-7. Higher scores mean a better outcome. Thriving Scale: Values between 1-7. Higher scores means a better outcome, with one item reversed.
Time frame
Measures will be made approximately during December 2024.Secondary outcomes
1
Point estimations on workload and patient acuity
Short protocol involving questions about patient acuity measures in relation to the workshift. The point estimation includes questions about workload, patient safety, staffing, patient acuity. Values between 1 and 10 where higher scores mean a better outcome.
Time frame
Weekly measures from November 2023 to December 2024Sponsors and contacts
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Region Gävleborg
Lead sponsor
University of Gavle
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov