Eyes on incivility in surgical teams: Teamwork, well-being, and an intervention.

ABSTRACT: Incivility in surgery is prevalent and negatively impacts effectiveness and staff well-being. The purpose of this study was to a) examine relationships between incivility, team dynamics, and well-being outcomes, and b) explore a low-cost intervention of 'eye' signage in operating theater areas to reduce incivility in surgical teams. A mixed methods design was used in an orthopedic hospital. Surveys of incivility, teamwork, and well-being were administered three months apart in a small private hospital. An intervention of signage with eyes was placed in the theater area after administration of the first survey, using a pretest-posttest design. Participants also responded to an open-ended question about suggestions for improvements at the end of the survey which was then thematically analyze

SUBMITTER: Ostroff C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10688855 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature