Sustaining improvements in relational coordination following team training and practice change: A longitudinal analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Poor communication is a leading cause of errors in health care. Structured interprofessional bedside rounds are a promising model to improve communication.

Purpose

The aim of the study was to test if an intervention to improve communication and coordination in an inpatient heart failure care unit would result in lasting change.

Methodology/approach

The relational coordination (RC) survey was administered to seven workgroups (i.e., nurses, physicians) at baseline (2015) and three subsequent years following the intervention (team training, leadership development workshops, and structured interprofessional bedside round implementation). Descriptive analysis and mixed-effects models were used to assess the impact of the intervention on improving RC.

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SUBMITTER: Blakeney EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7775290 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct-Dec 01

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature