An interprofessional team training intervention with an implementation phase in a surgical ward: A controlled quasi-experimental study

Aaberg, Oddveig Reiersdal; Ballangrud, Randi; Husebø, Sissel Iren Eikeland; Hall‐Lord, Marie‐Louise

doi:10.1080/13561820.2019.1697216

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“…TeamSTEPPS® incorporates simulation as a training tool, which is common when educating healthcare professionals and undergraduate students in interprofessional teamwork [15]. Interprofessional team training with TeamSTEPPS® and simulation shows improved communication, team performance, patient outcomes [15] and patient safety culture [16][17][18].…”

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“…The T-TAQ has been validated by Baker et al [20] and can be used to understand the effects of team training, as it is administrated before and after the training. The questionnaire has been used in several studies evaluating team training with undergraduate students from various disciplines [21][22][23], with nursing students [24,25] and with individuals continuing interprofessional education [18,26,27]. There are few tools based on a theoretical framework measuring teamwork attitudes available in Sweden and we judged the T-TAQ to fit in the context of a Swedish health care system, since the concepts and content used in the questionnaire are in agreement with Swedish terminology.…”

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The Swedish version of the TeamSTEPPS® teamwork attitudes questionnaire (T-TAQ): A validation study

Hall‐Lord

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Ballangrud

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BMC Health Serv Res

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Background Effective teamwork is essential for delivering safe health care. It is important to increase patient safety in healthcare by conducting interprofessional team training with both healthcare professionals and undergraduate students. Validated questionnaires that evaluate team training activities contribute to valuable knowledge regarding changes in attitudes toward teamwork. The aim of the study was to test the reliability and structural validity of the Swedish version of the TeamSTEPPS® Teamwork Attitudes Questionnaire (T-TAQ). Methods The study had a cross-sectional design. Four hospitals in three health care regions in Sweden participated in the study. In total, 458 healthcare professionals, response rate 39.4%, completed the questionnaire. The T-TAQ, which consists of 30 items and covers five dimensions (Team Structure, Leadership, Situation Monitoring, Mutual Support and Communication), was translated to Swedish. A paper version of the T-TAQ was distributed to healthcare professionals (physicians, registered nurses, midwives, nursing assistants and allied health professionals) from the hospitals. Reliability and validity were tested using Cronbach’s alpha and confirmatory factor analysis. Results Cronbach’s alpha was 0.70 for the total T-TAQ and ranged from 0.41 to 0.87 for the individual dimensions. The goodness-of-fit indexes in the confirmatory factor analysis (Model 2) revealed a normed chi-square of 2.96, a root mean square error of approximation of 0.068, a Tucker-Lewis index of 0.785 and a comparative fit index of 0.808. Conclusions The Swedish version of the T-TAQ has some potential to measure healthcare professionals’ general attitudes toward the core components of teamwork in hospital settings. Further validation studies of the Swedish version of the T-TAQ are required, with samples representing both healthcare professionals and students from various healthcare disciplines and educational levels.

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The Swedish version of the TeamSTEPPS® teamwork attitudes questionnaire (T-TAQ): A validation study

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Ballangrud

et al. 2021

BMC Health Serv Res

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“…14 Furthermore, teamwork without common health goals, open communication and information sharing is correlated with reduced organizational performance. 15 Hence, teamwork, communication, collaboration 16,17 and patient safety culture 18,19 have been shown to be improved by team training.…”

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<p>The Swedish Version of the TeamSTEPPS<sup>®</sup> Teamwork Perceptions Questionnaire (T-TPQ): A Validation Study</p>

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Skoogh²,

Ballangrud³

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Purpose The delivery of effective and safe healthcare to patients is highly dependent on careful collaboration between healthcare professionals. Although teamwork is an important component for patient safety, effective teamwork is not always carried out in hospital wards, leading to negative consequences for the patients. Teamwork measurements can be used to evaluate and provide feedback to healthcare professionals to support team performance and to identify areas for improvement. The TeamSTEPPS ® Teamwork Perceptions Questionnaire (T-TPQ) evaluates Team Structure and four core competences of teamwork (Leadership, Situation Monitoring, Mutual Support, and Communication) among healthcare professionals in various healthcare settings. The questionnaire was judged to be relevant in a Swedish healthcare context and was translated into Swedish. This study aimed to test the reliability and construct validity of the Swedish version of the T-TPQ. Methods A total of 450 (of 1176) frontline healthcare professionals working at four hospitals responded to the questionnaire. A confirmatory factor analysis was carried out to test the factor structure. Cronbach’s alpha was used to measure internal consistency. Results The hypothesized five-factor model of the five dimensions showed acceptable goodness-of-fit indexes. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient for the total T-TPQ was 0.94, and the Cronbach’s alpha coefficients for the dimensions ranged from 0.79 to 0.92. The intercorrelation coefficients ranged from 0.27 to 0.74. Conclusion The Swedish version of the T-TPQ showed acceptable reliability and validity for measuring healthcare professionals’ individual perceptions of teamwork at the group level. Due to the low response rate, further studies are required to test the validity of the Swedish T-TPQ.

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“… 32 This study is a part of a larger research project, comprising mainly substudies with a quantitative design, to evaluate an interprofessional team training intervention in a surgical ward. 33 34 In this context, a qualitative study will provide in-depth knowledge of healthcare professionals’ experiences with learned teamwork skills in a longitudinal perspective.…”

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Longitudinal team training programme in a Norwegian surgical ward: a qualitative study of nurses’ and physicians’ experiences with teamwork skills

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ObjectivesTeamwork and interprofessional team training are fundamental to ensuring the continuity of care and high-quality outcomes for patients in a complex clinical environment. Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety (TeamSTEPPS) is an evidence-based team training programme intended to facilitate healthcare professionals’ teamwork skills. The aim of this study is to describe healthcare professionals’ experiences with teamwork in a surgical ward before and during the implementation of a longitudinal interprofessional team training programme.DesignA qualitative descriptive study based on follow-up focus group interviews.SettingA combined gastrointestinal surgery and urology ward at a hospital division in a Norwegian hospital trust.ParticipantsA convenience sample of 11 healthcare professionals divided into three professionally based focus groups comprising physicians (n=4), registered nurses (n=4) and certified nursing assistants (n=3).InterventionsThe TeamSTEPPS programme was implemented in the surgical ward from May 2016 to June 2017. The team training programme included the three phases: (1) assessment and planning, (2) training and implementation and (3) sustainment.ResultsBefore implementing the team training programme, healthcare professionals were essentially satisfied with the teamwork skills within the ward. During the implementation of the programme, they experienced that team training led to greater awareness and knowledge of their common teamwork skills. Improved teamwork skills were described in relation to a more systematic interprofessional information exchange, consciousness of leadership-balancing activities and resources, the use of situational monitoring tools and a shared understanding of accountability and transparency.ConclusionsThis study suggests that the team training programme provides healthcare professionals with a set of tools and terminology that promotes a common understanding of teamwork, hence affecting behaviour and communication in their daily clinical practice at the surgical ward.Trial registration numberNCT13997367.

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An interprofessional team training intervention with an implementation phase in a surgical ward: A controlled quasi-experimental study

Cited by 12 publications

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The Swedish version of the TeamSTEPPS® teamwork attitudes questionnaire (T-TAQ): A validation study

The Swedish version of the TeamSTEPPS® teamwork attitudes questionnaire (T-TAQ): A validation study

<p>The Swedish Version of the TeamSTEPPS<sup>®</sup> Teamwork Perceptions Questionnaire (T-TPQ): A Validation Study</p>

Longitudinal team training programme in a Norwegian surgical ward: a qualitative study of nurses’ and physicians’ experiences with teamwork skills

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