Patient Acuity in Somatic In-patient Care

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Patient acuity tool: A tool for measuring patient acuity as a part of daily management will be implemented in four somatic in-patient care units.

Study summary

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

Primary outcome measure(s)

• Workplace environment — Baseline measure during November 2021
  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.
• Workplace environment — Measures will be made approximately in June 2024.
  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.
• Workplace environment — Measures will be made approximately during December 2024.
  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.

Trial sites (1)

More Region Gävleborg trials in Sweden

Other trials for the same condition