Overview of questionnaire used in the study of progress and sustainability in audit
| Domains | Items | Answer categories |
|---|---|---|
| PDSA=Plan–Do–Study–Act. | ||
| Background variables: | ||
| Department/unit structure | Health care organisation | Hospital levels/primary care/nursing homes |
| Speciality | Open ended | |
| Quality objectives | Yes/no (in annual plans/no) | |
| Access to facilitator | Yes/no (full time/part time/project basis/none) | |
| Nursing research projects within the last 2 years | Yes/no (0/1–2/≥3) | |
| Competence career for nurses | Yes/no | |
| Ongoing multiprofessional QI projects | Yes/no (0/1–2/≥3) | |
| Using specific QI method | Seven QI models in use in Sweden | |
| Individual level | Experience as nurse | Number of years |
| Alterations in workplace | Yes/no | |
| Positions, full time/part time | Terms for nursing positions | |
| University level courses | Term for course, length and time for passing | |
| Outcome variables: | ||
| Changing clinical practice | Level of progress of audit | Steps related to the PDSA cycle: Developing a standard of care/implementing the standard in clinical practice/evaluating practice against the standard/further changes of practice based on evaluation results |
| Individual continuation of audit work | Yes/no | |
| Factors related to continuing/discontinuing audit | Discontinuing: lack of knowledge/facilitation/management support/colleague support/involved in other projects/further education/ leaving workplace/other Continuing: own learning/support from management/support from colleagues/influencing clinical practice/meeting colleagues/develop as nurse/other | |