title: [LARS Research Project. Nursing Research Laboratory of the Health Regional Agency of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region. Observational study on the outcomes of organizative models of medical wards on nurses, patients and organization].
abstract: No large scale studies have been conducted in Italy to assess factors that influence hospital nurses' satisfaction.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To explore the relationship between participative organizative models and outcomes on nurses (work satisfaction, burnout, intention to stay), patients (satisfaction with quality of care) and organization (nurses turnover).
  
  
  METHODS
  This multicentre regional study involves 20 acute medical wards and more than 500 nurses. Data on the organizative model adopted in the ward will be collected with an ad hoc questionnaire with scores from 7 (scarce-limited involvement of nurses in decision making) to 35 (nurses take decisions on the management of the ward). Nurses satisfaction with their work is measured with the Nursing Work Index Revised; burnout with the Maslack Burnout Inventory; patients satisfaction with the Experiences of Nursing Care Scale Newcastle Satisfaction with Nursing Scale. The outcomes considered for the organization will be turnover, absences from work, injuries.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The study is ongoing. The association of each outcome to the organizzative model will be explored. Multivariate regression model will be adjusted for casemix index of the previuos year. T test and chi square tests will be used and a p value of 0.05 will be considered significant.
authors.affiliation: Gruppo di Ricerca LARS, Agenzia Regionale alla Sanità, Friuli Venezia Giulia.
authors.forename: Alvisa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Palese
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lavia
authors.forename: Fabia
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bassan
authors.forename: Cinzia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: De Corti
authors.forename: Miria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Del Forno
authors.forename: Rosanna
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Finos
authors.forename: Lidia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Flaibani
authors.forename: Maura
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mesaglio
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Paroni
authors.forename: Mara
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pellizzari
authors.forename: Donatella
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Piazza
authors.forename: Maurizia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zamolo
authors.forename: Iuli
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Roberto
authors.forename: Saitto
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Carlo
authors.forename: Clagnan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Elena
authors.forename: Busolini
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Anna
authors.forename: Giorgio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.forename: Gino
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tosolini
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009729:Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015399:Nursing Research; D017060:Patient Satisfaction