Changing nurses' views of the therapeutic environment: randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although patients value evidence-based therapeutic activities, little is known about nurses' perceptions.AimsTo investigate whether implementing an activities training programme would positively alter staff perceptions of the ward or be detrimental through the increased workload (trial registration: ISRCTN 06545047).

Method

We conducted a stepped wedge cluster randomised trial involving 16 wards with psychology-led nurse training as the intervention. The main outcome was a staff self-report measure of perceptions of the ward (VOTE) and secondary outcomes measuring potential deterioration were the Index of Work Satisfaction (IWS) and the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI). Data were analysed using mixed-effects regression models, with repeated assessments from staff o

SUBMITTER: Csipke E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6381414 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature