Intervention, Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Conditions
Keywords
Green, Management, Nurse Managers, Outcomes, Randomization
Brief summary
Green management is the organization-wide strategy that aims to integrate environmental sustainability development into organizational management procedures for maintaining safety and striving high quality of care. The study aimed to examine the effect of a randomized trial of a green management intervention program on nurse manager outcomes.
Detailed description
Green management is the organization-wide strategy that aims to integrate environmental sustainability development into organizational management procedures for maintaining safety and striving for high-quality care. The study aimed to examine the effect of a randomized trial of a green management intervention program on nurse manager outcomes. The study design was a randomized controlled trial using two-group pretest-posttest designs, according to Consort's 2010 statement. The study was conducted on 100 nurse managers in each intervention and comparison group at Alexandria University Hospitals. Data was collected from April 2023 to December 2023 using questionnaires of nurse managers' knowledge of green management and nurse manager outcomes. The researchers met the nurse managers to clarify the study objectives and reply to any questions and queries. The data were collected using self-administrated questionnaires related to the personal demographic characteristics of nurse managers, nurse managers' knowledge of green management and nurse manager outcomes. The data were collected during the implementation of the green management intervention program.
Interventions
OTHERgreen management intervention program
The program activities focused on integrating green management concepts into both theory and practice learning
Sponsors
Matrouh University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Masking description
The study was carried out as a randomized controlled trial using two-group pretest-posttest designs in which the intervention group received an intervention program, in contrast to the comparison group. The study design of the present work followed the CONSORT 2010statement
Intervention model description
A randomized controlled trial using two-group pretest-posttest designs
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Nurse managers * Work in General wards, and critical and intensive care units. * Willing to participate in the study. * Sign informed consent. * Have at least one year of experience.
Exclusion criteria
Nurse Managers * Unwilling to participate in the study. * Did not sign an informed consent. * Absent from multiple training sessions or incompletely filled out the questionnaires.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Questionnaire to measure nurse managers' knowledge | three months | Knowledge of 200 nurse managers as assessed using a binary scale (0= No, 1= Yes). Change in nurse managers' knowledge level in three months. |
| Questionnaires to measure nurse manager outcomes | six months | Nurse manager outcomes (green commitment, engagement, and citizenship behaviors, in addition to the practice of green health care activities) as assessed by a five- Likert scale (From 1= disagree strongly to 5= agree strongly). Change in nurse manager outcomes in six months. |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed