TY - JOUR

T1 - Development and evaluation of a training program for dialysis nurses - An intervention study

AU - Kersten, Maren

AU - Vincent-Höper, Sylvie

AU - Krampitz, Heidi

AU - Nienhaus, Albert

PY - 2019/2/11

Y1 - 2019/2/11

N2 - Background: A dialysis nurse's work is complex and demanding. Based on the results of a systematic review and a survey study, we developed a health-promoting intervention for dialysis nurses. The aim of this study is to evaluate this intervention. Methods: Before the intervention, the dialysis facilities were surveyed, and an analysis workshop was conducted. The intervention incorporated activities at the individual and organizational levels and included three half-day training sessions for dialysis nurses. The evaluation was based on pre-post-follow-up data from the intervention group (N = 33) and pre-post data from the control group (N = 44) gathered using validated scales. The measurement of change was conducted using repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) and t-tests. Results: In the intervention group, we found small to medium effect sizes for all measures. However, only sense of community and burnout improved significantly between the pre- and post-tests. Compared to the control group, sense of community increased significantly only in the intervention group. This strengthens the result that the intervention had a particular effect on enhancing the sense of community. Conclusions: The systematically developed intervention for dialysis nurses offers a promising approach for workplace health promotion in the dialysis setting.

AB - Background: A dialysis nurse's work is complex and demanding. Based on the results of a systematic review and a survey study, we developed a health-promoting intervention for dialysis nurses. The aim of this study is to evaluate this intervention. Methods: Before the intervention, the dialysis facilities were surveyed, and an analysis workshop was conducted. The intervention incorporated activities at the individual and organizational levels and included three half-day training sessions for dialysis nurses. The evaluation was based on pre-post-follow-up data from the intervention group (N = 33) and pre-post data from the control group (N = 44) gathered using validated scales. The measurement of change was conducted using repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) and t-tests. Results: In the intervention group, we found small to medium effect sizes for all measures. However, only sense of community and burnout improved significantly between the pre- and post-tests. Compared to the control group, sense of community increased significantly only in the intervention group. This strengthens the result that the intervention had a particular effect on enhancing the sense of community. Conclusions: The systematically developed intervention for dialysis nurses offers a promising approach for workplace health promotion in the dialysis setting.

KW - Dialysis nurses

KW - Evaluation

KW - Intervention study

KW - Stress and resources

KW - Workplace health promotion

KW - Health sciences

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85061386814&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1186/s12995-019-0223-3

DO - 10.1186/s12995-019-0223-3

M3 - Journal articles

C2 - 30792749

AN - SCOPUS:85061386814

VL - 14

JO - Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology

JF - Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology

SN - 1745-6673

IS - 1

M1 - 3

ER -