Oddveig Reiersdal Aaberg1,2,3, Marie Louise Hall-Lord4,5, Sissel Iren Eikeland Husebø6,7, Randi Ballangrud4. 1. Department of Health and Nursing Science, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Agder, Universitetsveien 25 A, 4630, Kristiansand, Norge. oddveig.aaberg@ntnu.no. 2. Department of Health Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Teknologivegen 22, 2815, Gjøvik, Norway. oddveig.aaberg@ntnu.no. 3. Department of Quality and Health Technology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Stavanger, Kjell Arholmsgate 41, 4036, Stavanger, Norway. oddveig.aaberg@ntnu.no. 4. Department of Health Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Teknologivegen 22, 2815, Gjøvik, Norway. 5. Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health, Science and Technology, Karlstad University, Universitetsgatan 2, 651 88, Karlstad, Sweden. 6. Department of Quality and Health Technology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Stavanger, Kjell Arholmsgate 41, 4036, Stavanger, Norway. 7. Research Group of Nursing and Health Care Sciences, Stavanger University Hospital, Gerd-Ragna Bloch Thorsens gate 8, 4011, Stavanger, Norway.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Patient safety in hospitals is being jeopardized, since too many patients experience adverse events. Most of these adverse events arise from human factors, such as inefficient teamwork and communication failures, and the incidence of adverse events is greatest in the surgical area. Previous research has shown the effect of team training on patient safety culture and on different areas of teamwork. Limited research has investigated teamwork in surgical wards. The aim of this study was to evaluate the professional and organizational outcomes of a team training intervention among healthcare professionals in a surgical ward after 6 and 12 months. Systems Engineering Initiative for Patient Safety 2.0 was used as a conceptual framework for the study. METHODS: This study had a pre-post design with measurements at baseline and after 6 and 12 months of intervention. The intervention was conducted in a urology and gastrointestinal surgery ward in Norway, and the study site was selected based on convenience and the leaders' willingness to participate in the project. Survey data from healthcare professionals were used to evaluate the intervention. The organizational outcomes were measured by the unit-based sections of the Hospital Survey of Patient Safety Culture Questionnaire, and professional outcomes were measured by the TeamSTEPPS Teamwork Perceptions Questionnaire and the Collaboration and Satisfaction about Care Decisions in Teams Questionnaire. A paired t-test, a Wilcoxon signed-rank test, a generalized linear mixed model and linear regression analysis were used to analyze the data. RESULTS: After 6 months, improvements were found in organizational outcomes in two patient safety dimensions. After 12 months, improvements were found in both organizational and professional outcomes, and these improvements occurred in three patient safety culture dimensions and in three teamwork dimensions. Furthermore, the results showed that one of the significant improved teamwork dimensions "Mutual Support" was associated with the Patient Safety Grade, after 12 months of intervention. CONCLUSION: These results demonstrate that the team training program had effect after 12 months of intervention. Future studies with larger sample sizes and stronger study designs are necessary to examine the causal effect of a team training intervention in this context. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: ISRCTN13997367 (retrospectively registered).
BACKGROUND:Patient safety in hospitals is being jeopardized, since too many patients experience adverse events. Most of these adverse events arise from human factors, such as inefficient teamwork and communication failures, and the incidence of adverse events is greatest in the surgical area. Previous research has shown the effect of team training on patient safety culture and on different areas of teamwork. Limited research has investigated teamwork in surgical wards. The aim of this study was to evaluate the professional and organizational outcomes of a team training intervention among healthcare professionals in a surgical ward after 6 and 12 months. Systems Engineering Initiative for Patient Safety 2.0 was used as a conceptual framework for the study. METHODS: This study had a pre-post design with measurements at baseline and after 6 and 12 months of intervention. The intervention was conducted in a urology and gastrointestinal surgery ward in Norway, and the study site was selected based on convenience and the leaders' willingness to participate in the project. Survey data from healthcare professionals were used to evaluate the intervention. The organizational outcomes were measured by the unit-based sections of the Hospital Survey of Patient Safety Culture Questionnaire, and professional outcomes were measured by the TeamSTEPPS Teamwork Perceptions Questionnaire and the Collaboration and Satisfaction about Care Decisions in Teams Questionnaire. A paired t-test, a Wilcoxon signed-rank test, a generalized linear mixed model and linear regression analysis were used to analyze the data. RESULTS: After 6 months, improvements were found in organizational outcomes in two patient safety dimensions. After 12 months, improvements were found in both organizational and professional outcomes, and these improvements occurred in three patient safety culture dimensions and in three teamwork dimensions. Furthermore, the results showed that one of the significant improved teamwork dimensions "Mutual Support" was associated with the Patient Safety Grade, after 12 months of intervention. CONCLUSION: These results demonstrate that the team training program had effect after 12 months of intervention. Future studies with larger sample sizes and stronger study designs are necessary to examine the causal effect of a team training intervention in this context. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: ISRCTN13997367 (retrospectively registered).
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Keywords:
Human factors; Implementation; Interprofessional teamwork; Intervention; Longitudinal; Patient safety culture; SEIPS 2.0; Team training; TeamSTEPPS
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