Characteristics of successful changes in health care organizations: an interview study with physicians, registered nurses and assistant nurses.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Health care organizations are constantly changing as a result of technological advancements, ageing populations, changing disease patterns, new discoveries for the treatment of diseases and political reforms and policy initiatives. Changes can be challenging because they contradict humans' basic need for a stable environment. The present study poses the question: what characterizes successful organizational changes in health care? The aim was to investigate the characteristics of changes of relevance for the work of health care professionals that they deemed successful. METHODS:The study was based on semi-structured interviews with 30 health care professionals: 11 physicians, 12 registered nurses and seven assistant nurses employed in the Swedish health care system. An inductive

SUBMITTER: Nilsen P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7045403 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature