The association between multi-disciplinary staffing levels and mortality in acute hospitals: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Health systems worldwide are faced with the challenge of adequately staffing their hospital services. Much of the current research and subsequent policy has been focusing on nurse staffing and minimum ratios to ensure quality and safety of patient care. Nonetheless, nurses are not the only profession who interact with patients, and, therefore, not the only professional group who has the potential to influence the outcomes of patients while in hospital. We aimed to synthesise the evidence on the relationship between multi-disciplinary staffing levels in hospital including nursing, medical and allied health professionals and the risk of death.

Methods

Systematic review. We searched Embase, Medline, CINAHL, and the Cochrane Library for quantitative or mixed methods s

SUBMITTER: Dall'Ora C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10116759 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature