Nursing Practice Environment and Patient Safety in Primary Health Care

Not Applicable

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Healthy Work Environment; Patient Safety; Primary Health Care

• Registration Number: NCT06762015
• Lead Sponsor: Cintia Silva Fassarella

Brief Summary

The goal of this study is to conduct an experimental, controlled, and randomized study, which will involve two data collection points - pre-intervention, post-intervention and a follow-up to asses the impact of the program. The study will be carried out with two groups - an intervention group and a control group, consisting of nurses interested in participating in the Positive Nursing Practice Environments Promotion Program (PAPEP), a multi-component intervention program aimed at promoting positive nursing practice environments. Participant allocation will be conducted randomly, using software to ensure stratified randomization of participants between the two groups.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-09-02
• Study First Submitted: 2024-12-26
• Status Verified: 2025-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-01-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-01-06
• Study First Posted: 2025-01-07
• Last Update Posted: 2025-01-07
• Primary Completion: 2025-03-31
• Study Completion: 2025-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 45

Inclusion Criteria

• Nurses working in primary health care units

Exclusion Criteria

• Nurses in primary health care who refuse to participate in the study

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Work Environment	6 months	Scale for the environments evaluation of professional nursing practice-shortened version.; The Scale for the Environment's Evaluation of Professional Nursing Practice-Shortened Version consists of 59 items across three subscales: Structure (29 items), Process (19 items), and Outcome (11 items). Participants rate each item on a five-point Likert scale (1: never to 5: always). Higher scores indicate a more favorable nursing practice environment for care quality and professional well-being. Scores are interpreted as follows: \<35% (unfavorable), 35-55% (moderately favorable), 55-75% (favorable), and \>75% (very favorable).
Safety climate	6 months	Safety Attitudes Questionnaire - Short Form The Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ) - Short Form 2006 assesses healthcare professionals' perceptions of patient safety attitudes across various clinical areas and healthcare services. It has been validated and culturally adapted to the context in which the study will be conducted. The SAQ - Short Form 2006 comprises six dimensions, addressing organizational factors, work environment factors, and team factors, with a total of 30 items. Participants respond to each item using a five-point Likert scale: "strongly disagree," "partially disagree," "neutral," "partially agree," and "strongly agree." The final score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst perception and 100 the best perception of the safety climate.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

ULS Entre Douro e Vouga; 🇵🇹 Santa Maria da Feira, Aveiro, Portugal