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Innovation Competence in Healthcare: Individual, Environmental and Organisational Factors-A Mixed-Method Systematic
Mari Saukkoriipi1, Outi Kanste1,2, Erika Jarva1
1Research Unit of Health Sciences and Technology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.
Aims:
To identify healthcare professionals' experiences of innovation competence and the factors associated with it; and to examine the instruments developed to assess innovation competence and its associated factors among healthcare professionals.
Design:
A mixed-methods systematic review.
Methods:
Researchers independently screened original studies by title and abstract (n = 2996) and then full text (n = 189). Eighteen studies were included: 16 quantitative and two qualitative. Qualitative data were analysed using inductive content analysis, and quantitative data were tabulated and synthesised narratively.
Data Sources:
The review followed the Joanna Briggs Institute Mixed Methods Systematic Review methodology. Searches were conducted in Scopus, CINAHL, Ovid Medline, ProQuest, Web of Science, PsycArticles, and Medic. Articles published in English or Finnish with no date restrictions were included. The search covered records from database inception to August 2024.
Results:
From qualitative studies, we identified three categories describing experiences of innovation competence: Competences for Innovation in Healthcare, Application and Impact of Innovation in Healthcare, and Challenges and Strategies for Implementing Innovation. Quantitative studies identified three conceptual domains: Individual Capacities in Innovation, Innovation-related Competence Behaviours, and Social and Organisational Enablers. Four categories of factors associated with innovation competence emerged: sociodemographic, career-related, organisational, and academic factors.
Conclusions:
Healthcare professionals' innovation competence is a multifaceted construct encompassing individual abilities, behavioural expressions, and social and organisational engagement. A systematic and multilevel approach that targets both personal attributes and organisational enablers is needed to strengthen competence. Enhancing innovation competence can improve the healthcare sector's ability to respond to complex challenges and sustain innovation capacity.
Impact:
Findings inform the development of education programmes and leadership strategies to enhance innovation competence among healthcare professionals, supporting innovation implementation in healthcare organisations.
Patient Or Public Contribution:
No patient or public involvement was included in this study.
Trial Registration:
PROSPERO: CRD42024614551.
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