Workload, stress, and absenteeism among nursing staff
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Interventiongroup: Use of a mobile application to support needs-based communication between caregivers and patients
Group 2: Control group: (waiting control group) with intervention introduce
Sponsors
Institut für Pflegewissenschaft und interprofessionelles lernen (UMG Greifswald)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Nursing staff: informed consent Patients: informed consent, minimum stay of 2 nights at the hospital, German language skills
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Nursing staff: Pool workers from participating institutions with prior knowledge of nVF (i.e., participation in pilot studies) or temporary workers with < 3 months of service in the ward Patients: Cognitively impaired patients, patients incapable of giving consent, patients in the terminal phase, < 2 nights' stay in the ward
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Patient-reported satisfaction and quality of professional care (measured using the ZUF-8, PPHEN, HFK, and PPIQ questionnaires) Questionnaire-based: Technology acceptance and use in everyday clinical practice, team communication, well-being and quality of life, absenteeism and presenteeism | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Walking distances covered by nursing staff in everyday clinical practice (recorded using pedometers) Time spent per nursing service Number of patient calll lights/emergency call lights in everyday cinical practice (frequency readout) | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactSteve Strupeit
Universitätsmedizin Greifswald
Outcome results
None listed