Table 3

Secondary nursing outcomes

Nursing staff outcomesBeforeAfterMean difference (95% CI)
MBI39
 Depersonalisationn, mean (SD)183, 8.4 (4.5)154, 9.4 (5.5)−0.62 (−2.54 to 1.31)
 Personal achievementn, mean (SD)178, 33.0 (7.0)155, 32.1 (7.5)0.82 (−1.65 to 3.29)
AHCOP37
 Nursing team climate
  Having resourcesn, mean (SD)187, 2.9 (1.0)165, 3.0 (1.0)0.24 (−0.10 to 0.59)
  Supporting each othern, mean (SD)188, 3.3 (0.8)164, 3.4 (0.9) 0.45 (0.15 to 0.74)
  Feeling safen, mean (SD)188, 3.1 (1.0)165, 3.1 (1.0) 0.43 (0.05 to 0.81)
  Improving practicen, mean (SD)183, 3.3 (0.9)162, 3.3 (0.9) 0.37 (0.05 to 0.69)
  Having a sayn, mean (SD)186, 3.2 (0.9)165, 3.0 (1.0)0.09 (−0.25 to 0.44)
  Developing our skillsn, mean (SD)185, 2.8 (1.2)162, 2.9 (1.1)0.09 (−0.35 to 0.52)
  Too much to don, mean (SD)185, 3.3 (1.0)162, 3.3 (1.1)0.01 (−0.43 to 0.45)
  Multidisciplinary team workingn, mean (SD)184, 3.9 (0.9)164, 4.0 (0.9)0.13 (−0.17 to 0.43)
  Leading by examplen, mean (SD)185, 3.6 (1.0)161, 3.6 (1.1) 0.33 (0.01 to 0.66)
  Support from the topn, mean (SD)183, 2.9 (0.8)160, 3.0 (0.8)0.19 (−0.11 to 0.49)
 Quality of person-centred caren, mean (SD)184, 4.2 (0.7)164, 4.1 (0.8)0.22 (−0.06 to 0.51)
PANAS48
 Positive Affect Scalen, mean (SD)163, 37.5 (7.1)149, 37.9 (7.5) 2.83 (0.66 to 5.00)
 Negative Affect Scalen, mean (SD)168, 15.8 (5.3)155, 17.1 (8.0)0.48 (−1.55 to 2.50)
Confidence in necessary treatmentn, mean (SD)184, 80.5 (17.9)153, 77.8 (21.9)1.31 (−4.92 to 7.54)
Caring Professional Scale45
 Compassionate healern, mean (SD)180, 32.0 (5.0)157, 32.1 (5.5)0.21 (−1.78 to 2.19)
 Competent practitionern, mean (SD)184, 28.2 (4.1)159, 28.2 (4.7)0.64 (−0.93 to 2.21)
Senior charge nurse outcomes
AHCOP37
 Meeting needs of patientsn, mean (SD)21, 3.9 (0.8)14, 4.0 (0.6)−0.10 (−0.51 to 0.31)
 Looking to improven, mean (SD)21, 3.5 (0.5)14, 3.5 (0.4)0.33 (−0.09 to 0.75)
Confidence in necessary treatmentn, mean (SD)20, 91.7 (9.8)13, 92.9 (7.1)4.33 (−2.31 to 10.98)
Caring Professional Scale45
 Compassionate healern, mean (SD)28, 33.7 (4.0)29, 34.1 (3.7)0.94 (−1.05 to 2.93)
 Competent practitionern, mean (SD)28, 29.0 (2.8)29, 29.4 (3.2)(−0.68 to 2.53)
  • Results in bold indicate statistically significant improvements.

  • AHCOP, Acute Hospital Care for Older People; MBI, Maslach Burnout Inventory; PANAS, Positive and Negative Affect Schedule.