The social networks of hospital staff: A realist synthesis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The social ties people have with one another are known to influence behaviour, and how information is accessed and interpreted. It is unclear, however, how the social networks that exist in multi-professional health care workplaces might be used to improve quality in hospitals. This paper develops explanatory theory using realist synthesis to illuminate the details and significance of the social ties between health care workers. Specifically we ask: How, why, for whom, to what extent and in what context, do the social ties of staff within a hospital influence quality of service delivery, including quality improvement?

Methods

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SUBMITTER: Blacklock C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9277319 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature