Shift Characteristics Affect Handover Duration and Rates.
- Conditions
- Handover Duration
- Interventions
- Other: handover duration, handover rate
- Registration Number
- NCT02359071
- Lead Sponsor
- Ataturk University
- Brief Summary
The primary aim of our study was to analyze the independent factors affecting handover duration in Emergency Department. The secondary aim was to identify the factors affecting Emergency Department handover rates.
- Detailed Description
The primary aim in this study was to analyze the independent factors affecting handover duration in Emergency Department. Our secondary aim was to identify the factors affecting the Emergency Department handover rates. To better analyze independent variables, we dichotomized the data. First, we dichotomized handover duration into two groups according to the median handoff time of 20 minutes. Second, we divided handover rates into two groups using the median rate of handovers per shift, which was 3.87%.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 267
The day and night shift handover , which are the interactive, verbal, bedside, and face-to-face interactions between the outgoing and incoming medical staff, were included.
Handover locations other than bedside (n=3), handover methods except verbal communication (by paper (n=2)), and the use of information technology (n=1) were excluded to standardize the procedure.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Handovers with lower durations handover duration, handover rate equal or lower than 20 minutes handovers with higher durations handover duration, handover rate Higher than 20 minutes
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method the independent factors affecting handover duration in Emergency Department 1-30 September 2013
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method to identify the factors affecting Emergency Department handover rates. 1-30 September 2013