Examination of knowledge, attitudes, and clinical behavior of employees in the perioperative area regarding ecological sustainability in healthcare. In addition, assessment of resource-related behavior in the operating room, particularly with regard to anesthetic gas consumption (fresh gas flow) and waste separation.
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Staff in the perioperative setting of the University hospital of Cologne (UKK)
Pre-intervention assessment
Voluntary nursing and medical professionals from the participating departments (anae
Sponsors
Universitätsklinikum Köln (AöR)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • Nursing or medical work at University Hospital Cologne in anaesthesia or in other departments within the perioperative area (operating theatre / surgical intensive care units) • Consent to participate in the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • No consent to participate in the study • No active employment in the above-mentioned departments of the University Hospital Cologne
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.Change in knowledge regarding ecological sustainability in perioperative medicine WHEN: before the intervention (T0) and after the intervention (T1, approx. 6 months after implementation of the educational program) HOW: using a study-specific online questionnaire “THE GREEN THEATRE” (partly based on validated instruments), analyzed via a score (maximum 24 points) 2.Change in attitudes toward environmentally sustainable practice WHEN: T0 (pre-intervention) and T1 (post-intervention, approx. 6 months) HOW: using the study-specific online questionnaire “THE GREEN THEATRE” (Likert-scale-based items) 3.Change in fresh gas flow (as a surrogate parameter for anesthetic gas emissions) WHEN: T0: before the intervention (data collection over approx. 3 weeks) T1: after the intervention (data collection over approx. 3 weeks after completion of the first training cycle) HOW: direct measurement at anesthesia machines by study personnel (documentation of fresh gas flow in L/min) 4.Change in the amount of correctly separated recyclable waste WHEN: T0: before the intervention (data collection over 2 weeks) T1: after the intervention (data collection over 2 weeks) HOW: counting of waste bags classified as correctly sorted recyclable waste at the central waste disposal site. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.Transfer of knowledge into sustainable practice (self-reported) WHEN: T1 (post-intervention, approx. 6 months) HOW: using the online questionnaire “THE GREEN THEATRE” 2.Identification of barriers to sustainable behavior in clinical practice WHEN: T0 and T1 HOW: using the online questionnaire “THE GREEN THEATRE” (free-text and multiple-choice items) 3.Change in anesthetic consumption WHEN: before and after the intervention (corresponding to T0 and T1) HOW: analysis of internal hospital procurement and consumption data (aggregated data) | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactRaphael L. Tsoukas, PhD
Universitätsklinikum Köln (AöR)
Outcome results
None listed