Table 2.

Overview of evaluation methods in relation to the specific objectives, design and sample

Specific objectives	Design	Sample	Evaluation methods
To explore the impact of an inter-professional teamwork intervention in a surgical ward with regard to teamwork and patient safety culture	Quasi-experimental—controlled before-and after	Healthcare personnel from the intervention ward and a control ward	T-TPQ, T-TAQ, CSACD-T and HSOPS questionnaires before the intervention and after 12 months of intervention
To describe inter-professional team members’ perception of teamwork and the impact of implementation of a teamwork intervention in a surgical ward	Qualitative descriptive	Healthcare personnel from the intervention ward	Focus group interviews before the intervention and after 6 months and 12 months of intervention
To explore patients’ perception of quality of care in relation to an inter-professional teamwork intervention in a surgical ward	Quasi-experimental—uncontrolled before and after	Patients from the intervention ward	QPP questionnaire before the intervention and after a period of 6 months and 12 months of intervention
To explore the impact of an inter-professional teamwork intervention in a surgical ward regarding patient outcome and adverse events	Quasi-experimental—time-series	Hospital complication registries and data from patients’ medical records from the intervention ward	Complication data, LOS, Global Trigger Tool data—before and during the 12-months intervention period

T-TPQ TeamSTEPPS Teamwork Perceptions Questionnaire, T-TAQ TeamSTEPPS Teamwork Attitude Questionnaire, CSACD-T Collaboration and Satisfaction About Care Decisions in Team Questionnaire, HSOPS Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture Questionnaire, QPP Quality from Patient’s Perspective Questionnaire