Healthy Work Environment, Patient Safety, Primary Health Care
Conditions
Keywords
Healthy Work Environment, Patient Safety, Primary Health Care, Nurses
Brief summary
The goal of this study is to conduct an experimental, controlled, and randomized study, which will involve two data collection points - pre-intervention, post-intervention and a follow-up to asses the impact of the program. The study will be carried out with two groups - an intervention group and a control group, consisting of nurses interested in participating in the Positive Nursing Practice Environments Promotion Program (PAPEP), a multi-component intervention program aimed at promoting positive nursing practice environments. Participant allocation will be conducted randomly, using software to ensure stratified randomization of participants between the two groups.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALPositive Nursing Practice Environments Promotion Program
A multi-component intervention program aimed at promoting positive nursing practice environments.
Sponsors
CINTESIS - Center for Health Technology and Services Research, Porto
Universidade do Porto
Cintia Silva Fassarella
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)
Masking description
Stratified random sample
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Nurses working in primary health care units
Exclusion criteria
* Nurses in primary health care who refuse to participate in the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Work Environment | 6 months | Scale for the environments evaluation of professional nursing practice-shortened version. The Scale for the Environment's Evaluation of Professional Nursing Practice-Shortened Version consists of 59 items across three subscales: Structure (29 items), Process (19 items), and Outcome (11 items). Participants rate each item on a five-point Likert scale (1: never to 5: always). Higher scores indicate a more favorable nursing practice environment for care quality and professional well-being. Scores are interpreted as follows: \<35% (unfavorable), 35-55% (moderately favorable), 55-75% (favorable), and \>75% (very favorable). |
| Safety climate | 6 months | Safety Attitudes Questionnaire - Short Form The Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ) - Short Form 2006 assesses healthcare professionals' perceptions of patient safety attitudes across various clinical areas and healthcare services. It has been validated and culturally adapted to the context in which the study will be conducted. The SAQ - Short Form 2006 comprises six dimensions, addressing organizational factors, work environment factors, and team factors, with a total of 30 items. Participants respond to each item using a five-point Likert scale: strongly disagree, partially disagree, neutral, partially agree, and strongly agree. The final score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst perception and 100 the best perception of the safety climate. |
Countries
Portugal
Outcome results
None listed