Evaluation of education for registered nurses working in municipality care
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN16918691 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN16918691 |
| Secondary identifying numbers | 2021-05388-01 |
- Submission date
- 08/11/2021
- Registration date
- 10/12/2021
- Last edited
- 05/12/2024
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Stopped
- Condition category
- Other
Plain English summary of protocol
Background and study aims
Nurse professional competence is essential for quality of care and lifelong training is of importance for professional growth. The overall aim of the present study is to evaluate education for registered nurses working within municipality care.
Who can participate?
Participants are registered nurses working within municipality care
What does the study involve?
An education program is given by the university on behalf of the municipality within one region. Registered nurses within the municipality apply for the education that is 7.5 credits each for two courses, they can attend one course (7.5 credits) or both (15 credits). The courses are "Advanced nursing within municipal care, 7.5credits" and "Palliative nursing, 7.5 credits".
Nurses who do not take the courses will be included as a control group.
All participants will complete some questionnaires at the start and end pf the study period.
What are the professional benefits and risks of participating?
The benefits are that the registered nurses have an opportunity to develop their professional competence and be more confident in their work. No risks.
Where is the study run from?
University of Gävle (Sweden)
When is the study starting and how long is it expected to run for?
September 2021 to December 2024
Who is funding the study?
University of Gävle (Sweden)
Who is the main contact?
Annica Björkman, annica.bjorkman@hig.se
Contact information
Scientific
University of Gävle
Parkvägen 15
Gävle
80266
Sweden
 ORCID ID |
0000-0001-9513-3102 |
|---|---|
| Phone | +46 702663286 |
| annica.bjorkman@hig.se |
Study information
| Study design | Interventional quasi experimental design |
|---|---|
| Primary study design | Interventional |
| Secondary study design | Non randomised study |
| Study setting(s) | Other |
| Study type | Other |
| Participant information sheet | 40638_PIS_Swedish_14Oct21.pdf |
| Scientific title | Evaluation of education for registered nurses working in municipality care; an experimental study with an intervention and comparison group |
| Study objectives | Registered nurses taking part in an education (intervention group) improve their self-rated scores of professional competence, thriving , self-efficacy, job satisfaction, strucutral empowerment and quality of care more over time than registered nurses not taking part in the education (comparison group). Furthermore, are there any differences in the units' (where the nurses work) error reports, and reports in the national quality registers Senior alert and Palliative Care? |
| Ethics approval(s) | Approved 03/11/2021, Etikprövningsmyndigheten (Box 2110, 75002 Uppsala; +46 010-475 08 00; registrator@etikprovning.se) |
| Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Education for registered nurses working in municipality care |
| Intervention | The registered nurses apply for the education if they are interested and all registered nurses that take part in the education will be invited to take part in the study. From the participating municipalities, we will ask registered nurses that chose not to take part in the education (intervention) to take part in a comparison group. The education will take part regardless of the research. An education program 7.5 credits given by the university on behalf of the municipality within one region. Registered nurses within the municipality apply for the education that is 7.5 credits each for two courses, they can attend one course (7.5 credits) or both (15 credits). The courses are "Advanced nursing within municipal care, 7.5credits" and "Palliative nursing, 7.5 credits" |
| Intervention type | Behavioural |
| Primary outcome measure | Competence, self-efficacy and thriving are measured using the Nurse Professional Competence scale (35 items and 6 factors), one factor from Spreitzer's Psychological empowerment scale measuring competence/self-efficacy/belief in your own ability 3 items and the Thriving scale (11 items and 2 factors). Data collection will be during the first week(s) of the education and when the education ends and at the same time in the comparison group (might be with one months delay) |
| Secondary outcome measures | 1. Job satisfaction measured using the Brief index of affective job satisfaction 7 items 2. Structural empowerment measured using the Condition of Work Effectiveness Questionnaire (CWEQ-II) 19 items six factors and 3. Quality of care measured with the Nurse Satisfaction with given Care (NSC) 9 frågor and 2 items measuring evidence-based care (belief in one's ability and motivation/intention) Data collection for 1-3 will be during the first week(s) of the education and when the education ends and at the same time in the comparison group (might be with one month delay) 4. Error reports will be collected from the units where the nurses work (retrospectively 12 months before the education) and 12 months after all education. 5. The units' reports in the national quality registers Senior alert and Palliative Care will be collected six months before the intervention and six months after all education. |
| Overall study start date | 01/09/2021 |
| Completion date | 31/12/2024 |
| Reason abandoned (if study stopped) | Lack of staff/facilities/resources |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Health professional |
|---|---|
| Age group | Adult |
| Sex | Both |
| Target number of participants | 240 |
| Key inclusion criteria | Registered nurses working in municipal care within the region |
| Key exclusion criteria | Does not meet inclusion criteria |
| Date of first enrolment | 15/11/2021 |
| Date of final enrolment | 01/09/2023 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- Sweden
Study participating centre
Gävle
80176
Sweden
Sponsor information
University/education
Kungsbäcksvägen
Gävle
80176
Sweden
| Phone | +46-26-648500 |
|---|---|
| studentcentrum@hig.se | |
| Website | http://www.hig.se |
Funders
Funder type
University/education
No information available
Results and Publications
| Intention to publish date | 01/01/2026 |
|---|---|
| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
| IPD sharing plan summary | Not expected to be made available |
| Publication and dissemination plan | Planned publication of 2-3 papers in high-impact peer-reviwed journals |
| IPD sharing plan | The datasets generated during and/or analysed during the current study are not expected to be publicly available due to general data protection regulations (GDPR), and in accordance with ethical application sent to the Swedish Ethical Review Authority |
Study outputs
| Output type | Details | Date created | Date added | Peer reviewed? | Patient-facing? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participant information sheet | Swedish language information sheet for researchers | 14/10/2021 | 15/11/2021 | No | Yes |
| Participant information sheet | Swedish language information sheet for researchers | 14/10/2021 | 15/11/2021 | No | Yes |
| Protocol file | version 3 | 15/11/2021 | 15/11/2021 | No | No |
Additional files
- 40638_PIS_Swedish_14Oct21.pdf
- Swedish language information sheet for researchers
- 40638_PIS_2_Swedish_14Oct21.pdf
- Swedish language information sheet for researchers
- 40638_PROTOCOL_v3_15Nov21.pdf
Editorial Notes
05/12/2024: The study was stopped.
15/11/2021: Trial’s existence confirmed by Etikprövningsmyndigheten.
