Table 3.
Staff questionnaire (Translated from Swedish)
|
All Staff (Physicians and Nurses) |
P value | ||
| Baseline, n = 21 (Nurses n = 8, Physicians n = 13) | Follow-Up, n = 21 (Nurses n = 8, Physicians n = 13) | ||
| Response options on a 7-point Likert-type scale: 1 = strongly disagree, 7 = strongly agree | Median (25-75 percentiles) | ||
| The doctors and nurses work together as a well-coordinated team at the endoscopy unit | 5 (4-6) | 6 (6-7) | NS |
| I know the staff I worked with during my most recent shift at the endoscopy unit by first and last name | 6 (3.5-7) | 7 (3.25-7) | NS |
| Patient participation is considered important at the endoscopy unit | 5 (5-6.5) | 7 (6-7) | P = NS (0.08) |
| Patient safety is considered important at the endoscopy unit | 7 (6-7) | 7 (6-7) | NS |
| It is easy for patients to ask the staff questions at the endoscopy unit if there is something they do not understand | 6 (5-6) | 6 (5-7) | NS |
| It is easy for the staff to ask each other questions if there is something they do not understand | 5.5 (5-7) | 6 (5-7) | NS |
| We have clear routines for working in a patient-safe manner at the endoscopy unit | 5 (4-6.5) | 6 (6-7) | NS |
| I feel comfortable expressing a dissenting opinion to a colleague with another profession | 5 (4.5-6) | 6 (5-6.75) | NS |
| I feel comfortable expressing a dissenting opinion to a colleague with the same profession | 6 (5-6) | 6 (5-7) | NS |
| I would feel safe here as a patient | 6 (5-7) | 6 (5.25-7) | NS |
| Response options of very low, low, adequate, high, and very high are translated into numbers 1 to 5 below, with very low = 1 and very high = 5 | |||
| Describe the quality of your cooperation with the doctors at the endoscopy unit (answer also if you are a doctor) | 4 (4-5) | 4 (3.25-5) | NS |
| Describe the quality of the communication with the doctors at the endoscopy unit (answer also if you are a doctor) | 4 (3-4) | 4 (3-5) | NS |
| Describe the quality of your collaboration with the nurses at the endoscopy unit (answer also if you are a nurse) | 4 (4-5) | 5 (5-5) | P = NS (0.07) |
| Describe the quality of the communication with the nurses at the endoscopy unit (answer also if you are a nurse) | 4 (4-4.5) | 5 (4-5) | NS |