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Feasibility and acceptability of a relational coordination training intervention among healthcare professionals in an
Sherita House1, John Palazzolo, Christopher Stucky
1Sherita House is an Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina Greensboro (Greensboro, NC). John Palazzolo is an Assistant Professor at Truman State University (Kirksville, MO). Christopher Stucky is the Chief of Research and a Nurse Scientist in the Center for Nursing Science and Clinical Inquiry at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany (Landstuhl, Germany). Robin Newhouse is a Professor and Dean at Indiana State University (Indianapolis, IN).
Purpose:
To explore the feasibility and acceptability of a relational coordination (RC) training intervention among healthcare professionals in the ICU.
Methods:
A two-group, randomized control trial pilot study was conducted in four ICUs in a 975-bed Magnet® hospital. Two units were randomly selected as the control unit (an 8-bed cardiothoracic surgical ICU and a 20-bed neurologic ICU) and two ICUs for the intervention unit (a 24-bed cardiac ICU and a 30-bed medical ICU).
Results:
Survey completion rates ranged from 18% to 36% across data collection time points in the intervention and control units and only 8% (n = 22) of eligible participants in the intervention group completed the RC training intervention. Thus, two of our feasibility benchmark outcomes were unmet.
Conclusion:
The results from this study and participant feedback will inform the development of our RC training intervention and refinement of procedures to improve communication among healthcare professionals in a larger-powered study.
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