title: Improvements in staff quality of work life and family satisfaction following the move to single-family room NICU design.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to determine whether there were differences in staff quality of work life and parent satisfaction when a neonatal intensive care unit moved from an open-bay design to a single-room model of care.
  
  
  METHODS
  This descriptive study measured staff quality of work life and family satisfaction before and at 2 time periods after the relocation of a perinatal centre and the introduction of single-family room care. Differences in work life quality and satisfaction were determined using 2-sample t-tests.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were improvements in staff quality of work life and family satisfaction at both time periods following the move.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Lessons learned may be of value to other units considering such a move. A neonatal intensive care unit designed to contribute to parental and staff well-being is a model to be considered for future neonatal designs.
authors.affiliation: Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto (Drs Watson and Gibbins and Mss DeLand, MacMillan York, and Robson), and LS Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto (Drs Watson and Gibbins and Ms DeLand), Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Jo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Watson
authors.forename: Marion
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: DeLand
authors.forename: Sharyn
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gibbins
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: MacMillan York
authors.forename: Kate
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Robson
mesh_terms: D003258:Consumer Behavior; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006749:Hospital Design and Construction; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D058996:Quality Improvement; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires