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Bergström A, Mondaca M, Nilsson I, Guidetti S, Rosenberg L. Phronesis: Recognising a neglected dimension of knowledge within occupational therapy research. Scand J Occup Ther 2024; 31:2341782. [PMID: 38630858 DOI: 10.1080/11038128.2024.2341782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2022] [Accepted: 04/07/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
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BACKGROUND Phronesis is a way of knowing, implying wisdom, experiences, and reflections that guide our judgements. Phronesis, important for learning, is a neglected form of knowledge when applied to research. AIM To examine how phronesis is conceptualised and practiced in three research projects. METHOD Data from eight interviews with researchers involved in three research projects was generated. The interview material was analysed. A theoretical matrix of contemporary understanding of phronesis was applied to the material. RESULT Examples of phronesis from three research projects in occupational therapy are presented according to categories of contemporary phronesis; acknowledging embodiment, embracing humility, using perceptiveness, and practicing reflexivity. SIGNIFICANCE This unique approach of analysing research projects contributes to the understanding of phronesis and its implications for research, providing valuable insights into the researchers' praxis in their respective projects. CONCLUSION There is a need for a greater recognition of phronesis as a dimension of knowledge within all types of research, and within the discipline. By not recognising phronesis as a legitimate form of knowledge, the discipline perpetuates a superiority of knowledge from episteme that dominates our ways of learning about the world around us and where the type of knowledge gleaned from phronesis is consequently marginalised.
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- Aileen Bergström
- Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Occupational Therapy, Karolinska Institute, Huddinge, Sweden
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- Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Occupational Therapy, Karolinska Institute, Huddinge, Sweden
- Division of Occupational Therapy, Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Division of Occupational Therapy, Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
- School of Health and Welfare, Halmstad, Sweden
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- Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Occupational Therapy, Karolinska Institute, Huddinge, Sweden
- Medical Unit Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy, and Theme Women's Health and Allied Health Professionals, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Occupational Therapy, Karolinska Institute, Huddinge, Sweden
- Department of Rehabilitation, School of Health and Welfare, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden
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Kashani M, Bozorgzad P, Masror Roudsary D, Janani L, Asghari H, Asgari MR, Babamohamadi H. The relationship between moral courage and providing safe care in nurses: A cross-sectional study. JOURNAL OF EDUCATION AND HEALTH PROMOTION 2023; 12:352. [PMID: 38144009 PMCID: PMC10743858 DOI: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_977_22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2022] [Accepted: 12/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND Moral courage is one of the moral virtues, which can have a great impact on the provision of safe care for patients. Providing safe care is one of the most significant and fundamental principles of healthcare. This study aimed to determine the relationship between moral courage and safe care among nurses and explain the factors predicting safe care. MATERIALS AND METHODS This is a cross-sectional study conducted on 172 nurses who worked in selected hospitals affiliated with the Iran University of Medical Sciences in 2019. For this purpose, self-report questionnaires on moral courage and safe nursing care were used. The collected data were analyzed in the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 23.0 using descriptive (mean, standard deviation, percentage, and frequency) and inferential (Pearson's correlation coefficient and multiple linear regression) statistics. P values less than 0.05 were considered statistically significant. RESULTS Mean scores of nurses' moral courage and safe care were desirable (407.57 ± 53.97) and satisfactory (311.31 ± 39.48), respectively. There was a significant correlation between the scores of nursing safe care and moral courage (r = 0.69, P < 0.001). Moral courage, gender, and work experience explained 54% of the variance of nursing safe care. CONCLUSION The results showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between safety care and moral courage. It seems that increasing nurses' awareness of ethical principles leads to their courageous ethical behaviors, and safety and high-quality care should be one of the goals of all healthcare professionals. Also, the results of this study support the need to improve the knowledge and awareness of nurses and nurse managers regarding the importance of moral courage in providing safe nursing care and improving patient safety.
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- Maryam Kashani
- Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Health, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Critical Care Nursing, Nursing Care Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran
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- Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Nursing Care Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran
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Kuosmanen A, Tiihonen J, Repo-Tiihonen E, Eronen M, Turunen H. Nurses' Views Highlight a Need for the Systematic Development of Patient Safety Culture in Forensic Psychiatry Nursing. J Patient Saf 2021; 17:e228-e233. [PMID: 29112030 DOI: 10.1097/pts.0000000000000314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although forensic nurses work with the most challenging psychiatric patients and manifest a safety culture in their interactions with patients, there have been few studies on patient safety culture in forensic psychiatric nursing. OBJECTIVES The aim of this qualitative study was to describe nurses' views of patient safety culture in their working unit and daily hospital work in 2 forensic hospitals in Finland. METHODS Data were collected over a period of 1 month by inviting nurses to answer an open-ended question in an anonymous Web-based questionnaire. A qualitative inductive analysis was performed on nurses' (n = 72) written descriptions of patient safety culture in state-owned forensic hospitals where most Finnish forensic patients are treated. RESULTS Six main themes were identified: "systematization of an open and trusting communication culture," "visible and close interaction between managers and staff," "nonpunitive responses to errors, learning and developing," "balancing staff and patient perspectives on safety culture," "operational safety guidelines," and "adequate human resources to ensure safety." CONCLUSIONS The findings highlight the influence of the prevailing culture on safety behaviors and outcomes for both healthcare workers and patients. Additionally, they underline the importance of an open culture with open communication and protocols.
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Boulton R, Sandall J, Sevdalis N. The Cultural Politics of 'Implementation Science'. THE JOURNAL OF MEDICAL HUMANITIES 2020; 41:379-394. [PMID: 31965463 PMCID: PMC7343725 DOI: 10.1007/s10912-020-09607-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Despite the growing profile of 'implementation science', its status as a field of study remains ambiguous. Implementation science originates in the evidence-based movement and attempts to broaden the scope of evidence-based medicine to improve 'clinical effectiveness' and close the 'implementation gap'. To achieve this agenda, implementation science draws on methodologies from the social sciences to emphasise coherence between qualitative and quantitative approaches. In so doing, we ask if this is at the expense of ignoring the dominating tendencies of the evidence-based movement and consider if some of the methodologies being drawn on should be considered irreconcilable with evidence-based methodologies.
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- Richard Boulton
- St George's University of London, London, UK.
- Kingston University, Kingston upon Thames, UK.
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Smith F, Alexandersson P, Bergman B, Vaughn L, Hellström A. Fourteen years of quality improvement education in healthcare: a utilisation-focused evaluation using concept mapping. BMJ Open Qual 2019; 8:e000795. [PMID: 31909214 PMCID: PMC6937017 DOI: 10.1136/bmjoq-2019-000795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2019] [Revised: 11/13/2019] [Accepted: 11/28/2019] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Background The need for training in quality improvement for healthcare staff is well acknowledged, but long-term outcomes of such training are hard to evaluate. Behaviour change, improved organisational performance and results are sought for, but these variables are complex, multifactorial and difficult to assess. Aim The purpose of this article is to explore the personal and organisational outcomes identified by participants over 14 years of university-led QI courses for healthcare professionals. Method Inspired by the Kirkpatrick model for evaluation, we used concept mapping, a structured mixed method that allows for richness of data to be captured and visualised by inviting stakeholders throughout the process. In total, 331 previous course participants were included in the study by responding to two prompts, and 19 stakeholders taking part in the analysis process by doing the sorting. Result Two maps, one for personal outcomes and one for organisational outcomes, show clusters of the responses from previous course participants and how the outcomes relate to each other in meta-clusters. Both maps show possible long-term outcomes described by the previous course participants. Conclusion The results of this study indicate that it is possible that training in quality improvement with a strong experiential pedagogical approach fosters a long-term improvement capability for the course participants and, even more important, a long-term improvement capability (and increased improvement skill) in their respective organisations.
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- Frida Smith
- Technology Management and Economics, Center for Healthcare Improvement, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden.,Regional Cancer Centre West, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Technology Management and Economics, Center for Healthcare Improvement, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Technology Management and Economics, Center for Healthcare Improvement, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.,Division of Emergency Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Technology Management and Economics, Center for Healthcare Improvement, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Kaempf JW, Wang L, Dunn M. Using a composite morbidity score and cultural survey to explore characteristics of high proficiency neonatal intensive care units. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 2019; 104:F13-F17. [PMID: 29298857 DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2017-313715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2017] [Revised: 11/17/2017] [Accepted: 11/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BACKGROUND Continuous quality improvement (CQI) collaboration has not eliminated the morbidity variability seen among neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). Factors other than inconstant application of potentially better practices (PBPs) might explain divergent proficiency. OBJECTIVE Measure a composite morbidity score and determine whether cultural, environmental and cognitive factors distinguish high proficiency from lower proficiency NICUs. DESIGN/METHODS Retrospective analysis using a risk-adjusted composite morbidity score (Benefit Metric) and cultural survey focusing on very low birth weight (VLBW) infants from 39 NICUs, years 2000-2014. The Benefit Metric and yearly variance from the group mean was rank-ordered by NICU. A comprehensive survey was completed by each NICU exploring whether morbidity variance correlated with CQI methodology, cultural, environmental and/or cognitive characteristics. RESULTS 58 272 VLBW infants were included, mean (SD) age 28.2 (3.0) weeks, birth weight 1031 (301) g. The 39 NICU groups' Benefit Metric improved 40%, from 80 in 2000 to 112 in 2014 (P<0.001). 14 NICUs had composite morbidity scores significantly better than the group, 16 did not differ and 9 scored below the group mean. The 14 highest performing NICUs were characterised by more effective team work, superior morale, greater problem-solving expectations of providers, enhanced learning opportunities, knowledge of CQI fundamentals and more generous staffing. CONCLUSION Cultural, environmental and cognitive characteristics vary among NICUs perhaps more than traditional CQI methodology and PBPs, possibly explaining the inconstancy of VLBW infant morbidity reduction efforts. High proficiency NICUs foster spirited team work and camaraderie, sustained learning opportunities and support of favourable staffing that allows problem solving and widespread involvement in CQI activities.
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- Joseph W Kaempf
- Women and Children's Services, Department of Neonatology, Providence Health System, St. Vincent Medical Center, Medical Data and Research Center, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- Women and Children's Services, Department of Neonatology, Providence Health System, St. Vincent Medical Center, Medical Data and Research Center, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- Department of Newborn and Developmental Paediatrics, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Colldén C, Hellström A. Value-based healthcare translated: a complementary view of implementation. BMC Health Serv Res 2018; 18:681. [PMID: 30176866 PMCID: PMC6122703 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-018-3488-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2018] [Accepted: 08/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Interest in the implementation of various innovations (e.g. medical interventions and organizational approaches) has increased rapidly, and management innovations (MIs) are considered particularly complex to implement. In contrast to a traditional view that innovations are implemented, some scholars have promoted the view that innovations are translated into contexts, a view referred to as translation theory. The aim of this paper is to investigate how a translation theory perspective can inform the Consolidated Framework of Implementation Research (CFIR) to increase understanding of the complex process of putting MIs into practice. The empirical base is a two-year implementation of the MI Value-Based Health Care (VBHC) to a psychiatric department in a large Swedish hospital. METHODS In this longitudinal case study, a qualitative approach was applied using an insider researcher with unique access to data, who followed the implementation starting in 2015. Data sources includes field notes, documents, and audio recordings of meetings and group reflections which were abridged into an event data file structured by CFIR domains. In a joint analysis, an outsider researcher was added to strengthen the analysis and mitigate potential bias. RESULTS Two themes were identified, for which CFIR did not satisfactorily explain the findings. First, the intervention characteristics (i.e. the content of the MI) were modified along the process and, second, the process did not follow predefined plans. However, the project was still perceived to be successful by internal and external stakeholders. CONCLUSIONS The paper proposes three ways in which translation theory can inform CFIR when applied to MIs: 1) strength of evidence is not as important for MIs as for medical and technical innovations; 2) adaptability of the MI can be emphasized more strongly, and 3) it can be more fruitful to view implementation as a dynamic process rather than seeing it as a matter of planning and execution. For managers, this implies encouragement to seize the opportunity to translate MIs to fit their organization, rather than to aim to be true to an original concept.
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- Christian Colldén
- Department of Technology, Management, and Economics, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Department of Psychotic Disorders, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Technology, Management, and Economics, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Burke RE, Shojania KG. Rigorous evaluations of evolving interventions: can we have our cake and eat it too? BMJ Qual Saf 2018; 27:254-257. [DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2017-007554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/29/2018] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Kaempf JW, Schmidt NM, Rogers S, Novack C, Friant M, Wang L, Tipping N. The quest for sustained multiple morbidity reduction in very low-birth-weight infants: the Antifragility project. J Perinatol 2017; 37:740-746. [PMID: 28206996 PMCID: PMC5451666 DOI: 10.1038/jp.2017.7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2016] [Revised: 12/23/2016] [Accepted: 01/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Can a comprehensive, explicitly directive evidence-based guideline for all therapies that might affect the major morbidities of very low-birth-weight (VLBW) infants help a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) further improve generally favorable morbidity rates? Can Antifragility principles of provider adaptive growth from stressors, enhanced infant risk assessment and adherence to effective therapies minimize unproven treatments and reduce all morbidities? STUDY DESIGN Prospectively planned observational trial in VLBW infants: control group born October 2011 to September 2013 and study group October 2013 to September 2015. Multi-disciplinary evidence-based review assigned all NICU treatments into one of four distinct categories: (1) always employ this therapy for VLBW infants, (2) never use this therapy, (3) employ this questionable therapy thoughtfully, only in certain circumstances and (4) this therapy has insufficient evidence of efficacy and safety. Extensive staff education emphasized evidence-based potentially better practice (PBP) selection with compliance checks, appreciation of intertwined co-morbidities and prioritizing infant risk reduction strategies. RESULTS Control included 221 infants, mean (s.d.) age 29 (2.6) weeks, birth weight 1129 (257) g and Study included 197 infants, 29 (2.7) weeks, 1093 (292) g. One hundred and four distinct therapies were placed into categories 1 to 4, with 32 specific compliance checks. Overall mean compliance with the process checks during the second era was 70%, high: 100% (exclusive breast milk use), low: 24% (correct pulse oximetry alarm settings). Morbidity and mortality rates did not significantly change during the second era. CONCLUSIONS In our NICU with favorable morbidity rates, an expanded effort using a comprehensive therapy guideline for VLBW infants did not further improve outcomes. We need deeper understanding of continuous quality improvement (CQI) fundamentals, therapy compliance, co-morbidity relationships and enhanced sensitivity of risk assessment. Our innovative Antifragility PBP guideline could be useful to other NICUs seeking improvement in VLBW infant morbidities, as we offer a reasoned and concise template of a broad array of therapies categorized efficiently for transparency and review, designed to enhance responsible CQI decision-making.
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- J W Kaempf
- Women and Children's Program, Department of Neonatology, Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, Portland, OR, USA
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- Women and Children's Program, Department of Neonatology, Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, Portland, OR, USA
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- Women and Children's Program, Department of Neonatology, Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, Portland, OR, USA
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- Women and Children's Program, Department of Neonatology, Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, Portland, OR, USA
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- Women and Children's Program, Department of Neonatology, Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, Portland, OR, USA
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- Women and Children's Program, Department of Neonatology, Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, Portland, OR, USA
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- Women and Children's Program, Department of Neonatology, Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, Portland, OR, USA
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Leis JA, Shojania KG. A primer on PDSA: executing plan-do-study-act cycles in practice, not just in name. BMJ Qual Saf 2016; 26:572-577. [PMID: 27986900 DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2016-006245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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- Jerome A Leis
- Centre for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Divsion of Infectious Diseases, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Centre for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Wilson PM, Boaden R, Harvey G. Plans to accelerate innovation in health systems are less than IDEAL. BMJ Qual Saf 2015; 25:572-6. [PMID: 26700544 PMCID: PMC4975842 DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2015-004605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2015] [Accepted: 11/28/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Paul M Wilson
- Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK School of Nursing, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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Andersen H, Røvik KA. Lost in translation: a case-study of the travel of lean thinking in a hospital. BMC Health Serv Res 2015; 15:401. [PMID: 26390900 PMCID: PMC4578238 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-015-1081-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2014] [Accepted: 09/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background Lean thinking as a quality improvement approach is introduced in hospitals worldwide, although evidence for its impact is scarce. Lean initiatives are social, complex and context-dependent. This calls for a shift from cause–effect to conditional attributions to understand how lean works. In this study, we bring attention to the transformative power of local translation, which creates different versions of lean in different contexts, and thereby affect the evidence for lean as well as the success of lean initiatives within and among hospitals. Methods We explored the travel of lean within a hospital in Norway by identifying local actors’ perceptions of lean through their images of enablers for successful interventions. These attributions describe the characteristics of lean in use, i.e. the prevailing version of lean. Local actors’ perceptions of enablers for lean interventions were collected through focus group interviews with three groups of stakeholders: managers, internal consultants and staff. A questionnaire was used to reveal the enablers relative importance. Results The enablers known from the literature were retrieved at the case hospital. The only exception was that external expert change agents were not believed to promote lean. In addition, the stakeholders added a number of new and supplementary enablers. Two-thirds of the most important enablers for success were novel, local ones. Among these were a problem, not method focus, a bottom-up approach, the need of internal consultants, credibility, realism and patience. The local actors told different stories about local enablers and had different images of lean depending on their hierarchical level. Discussion By comparing and analyzing the findings from the literature review, the focus groups and the survey, we deduced that the travel of lean within the hospital was affected by three principles of translation: the practical, the pragmatic, and the sceptical. Further, three logics of translation were in play: translation as a funnel, a conscious sell-in, and a wash-out. This resulted in various local versions of lean. Conclusions We conclude that lean, introduced by the management, communicated by the internal consultants, and used by the staff, is transformed more than once within the hospital. Translation is part of the explanation for the lack of evidence for lean, and translation can be decisive for outcomes. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12913-015-1081-z) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Hege Andersen
- University Hospital of North Norway, Box 100, 9038, Tromsø, Norway. .,Department of Sociology, Political Science, and Community Planning, Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Education, University of Tromsø, Hansine Hansens v 14, 1919, Tromsø, Norway.
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- Department of Sociology, Political Science, and Community Planning, Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Education, University of Tromsø, Hansine Hansens v 14, 1919, Tromsø, Norway.
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Batalden M, Batalden P, Margolis P, Seid M, Armstrong G, Opipari-Arrigan L, Hartung H. Coproduction of healthcare service. BMJ Qual Saf 2015; 25:509-17. [PMID: 26376674 PMCID: PMC4941163 DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2015-004315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 519] [Impact Index Per Article: 57.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2015] [Accepted: 08/21/2015] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Efforts to ensure effective participation of patients in healthcare are called by many names—patient centredness, patient engagement, patient experience. Improvement initiatives in this domain often resemble the efforts of manufacturers to engage consumers in designing and marketing products. Services, however, are fundamentally different than products; unlike goods, services are always ‘coproduced’. Failure to recognise this unique character of a service and its implications may limit our success in partnering with patients to improve health care. We trace a partial history of the coproduction concept, present a model of healthcare service coproduction and explore its application as a design principle in three healthcare service delivery innovations. We use the principle to examine the roles, relationships and aims of this interdependent work. We explore the principle's implications and challenges for health professional development, for service delivery system design and for understanding and measuring benefit in healthcare services.
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- Maren Batalden
- Department of Medicine, Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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- The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Dartmouth, Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- College of Nursing, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, University Hospital Crosshouse, Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, UK
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Application of process improvement principles to increase the frequency of complete airway management documentation. Anesthesiology 2015; 121:1166-74. [PMID: 25299742 DOI: 10.1097/aln.0000000000000480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Process improvement in healthcare delivery settings can be difficult, even when there is consensus among clinicians about a clinical practice or desired outcome. Airway management is a medical intervention fundamental to the delivery of anesthesia care. Like other medical interventions, a detailed description of the management methods should be documented. Despite this expectation, airway documentation is often insufficient. The authors hypothesized that formal adoption of process improvement methods could be used to increase the rate of "complete" airway management documentation. METHODS The authors defined a set of criteria as a local practice standard of "complete" airway management documentation. The authors then employed selected process improvement methodologies over 13 months in three iterative and escalating phases to increase the percentage of records with complete documentation. The criteria were applied retrospectively to determine the baseline frequency of complete records, and prospectively to measure the impact of process improvements efforts over the three phases of implementation. RESULTS Immediately before the initial intervention, a retrospective review of 23,011 general anesthesia cases over 6 months showed that 13.2% of patient records included complete documentation. At the conclusion of the 13-month improvement effort, documentation improved to a completion rate of 91.6% (P<0.0001). During the subsequent 21 months, the completion rate was sustained at an average of 90.7% (SD, 0.9%) across 82,571 general anesthetic records. CONCLUSION Systematic application of process improvement methodologies can improve airway documentation and may be similarly effective in improving other areas of anesthesia clinical practice.
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Andersen H, Røvik KA, Ingebrigtsen T. Lean thinking in hospitals: is there a cure for the absence of evidence? A systematic review of reviews. BMJ Open 2014; 4:e003873. [PMID: 24435890 PMCID: PMC3902334 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Lean interventions aim to improve quality of healthcare by reducing waste and facilitate flow in work processes. There is conflicting evidence on the outcomes of lean thinking, with quantitative and qualitative studies often contradicting each other. We suggest that reviewing the literature within the approach of a new contextual framework can deepen our understanding of lean as a quality-improvement method. This article theorises the concept of context by establishing a two-dimensional conceptual framework acknowledging lean as complex social interventions, deployed in different organisational dimensions and domains. The specific aim of the study was to identify factors facilitating intended outcomes from lean interventions, and to understand when and how different facilitators contribute. DESIGN A two-dimensional conceptual framework was developed by combining Shortell's Dimensions of capability with Walshes' Domains of an intervention. We then conducted a systematic review of lean review articles concerning hospitals, published in the period 2000-2012. The identified lean facilitators were categorised according to the intervention domains and dimensions of capability provided by the framework. RESULTS We provide a framework emphasising context by relating facilitators to domains and dimensions of capability. 23 factors enabling a successful lean intervention in hospitals were identified in the systematic review, where management and a supportive culture, training, accurate data, physicians and team involvement were most frequent. CONCLUSIONS In the absence of evidence, the two-dimensional framework, incorporating the context, may prove useful for future research on variation in outcomes from lean interventions. Findings from the review suggest that characteristics and local application of lean, in addition to strategic and cultural capability, should be given further attention in healthcare quality improvement.
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- Hege Andersen
- University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway
- Department of Sociology, Political Science, and Community Planning, Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Education, University of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Sociology, Political Science, and Community Planning, Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Education, University of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway
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- University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway
- Centre for Clinical Governance research, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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The purpose of this article is to discuss the ethical issues impacting the phenomenon of patient safety and to present implications for nursing management. Previous knowledge of this perspective is fragmented. In this discussion, the main drivers are identified and formulated in ‘the ethical imperative’ of patient safety. Underlying values and principles are considered, with the aim of increasing their visibility for nurse managers’ decision-making. The contradictory nature of individual and utilitarian safety is identified as a challenge in nurse management practice, together with the context of shared responsibility and identification of future challenges. As a conclusion, nurse managers play a strategic role in patient safety. Their role is to incorporate ethical values of patient safety into decision-making at all levels in an organization, and also to encourage clinical nurses to consider values in the provision of care to patients. Patient safety that is sensitive to ethics provides sustainable practice where the humanity and dignity of all stakeholders are respected.
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Rothwell K, Boaden R, Bamford D, Tyrrell PJ. Feasibility of assessing the needs of stroke patients after six months using the GM-SAT. Clin Rehabil 2012; 27:264-71. [PMID: 22952306 PMCID: PMC3652600 DOI: 10.1177/0269215512457403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the feasibility of administering the Greater Manchester Stroke Assessment Tool (GM-SAT), a structured evidence-based needs assessment tool, in a community setting and its acceptability to stroke patients and their carers. SETTING Community stroke services. SUBJECTS One hundred and thirty-seven stroke patients at six months post hospital discharge with no communication or cognitive difficulties residing in their own homes. INTERVENTION Patients' needs were assessed by information, advice and support (IAS) coordinators from the UK Stroke Association using the GM-SAT. MAIN MEASURES Number and nature of unmet needs identified and actions required to address these; patient/carer feedback; and IAS coordinator feedback. RESULTS The mean number of unmet needs identified was 3 (min 0, max 14; SD 2.5). The most frequently identified unmet needs related to fatigue (34.3%), memory, concentration and attention (25.5%), secondary prevention non-lifestyle (21.9%) and depression (19.0%). It was found that 50.4% of unmet needs could be addressed through the provision of information and advice. Patients/carers found the assessment process valuable and IAS coordinators found the GM-SAT easy to use. CONCLUSIONS Results demonstrate that the GM-SAT is feasible to administer in the community using IAS coordinators and is acceptable to patients and their carers, as well as staff undertaking the assessments. Further research is needed to determine whether the application of the GM-SAT at six months improves outcomes for patients.
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- Katy Rothwell
- NIHR Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRC) for Greater Manchester, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, UK.
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