A Study of the Working Environment of Operating Room Nurses: A Comparative Study with General Ward Nurses

UMIN ID: UMIN000056336

Registered date:01/02/2025

Basic Information

• Recruitment status: Pending
• Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied: Workplace environment for operating room nurses and general ward nurses
• Date of first enrollment: 2025/02/01
• Target sample size: 800
• Countries of recruitment: Japan
• Study type: Observational

Outcome(s)

• Primary Outcome: The workplace environment will be measured using the Japanese version of the Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index (PES-NWI) as an evaluation item, targeting operating room nurses and nurses working on general wards. The Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index (PES- NWI) is a scale consisting of 31 questions and 5 subscales, and for each item, respondents choose the answer that best applies to them from a 4-point scale ranging from "strongly agree" (=1) to "strongly disagree" (=4). The "subscale score" is calculated by reassigning the scores for each item from "strongly agree" (4 points) to "strongly disagree" (1 point), and then calculating the average for each subscale. Using the average rather than the total score is said to make it possible to compare the size of the scores between the subscales. The average of the five subscale scores is taken as the "composite score".

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

• Age minimum: 21years-old
• Age maximum: Not applicable
• Gender: Male and Female
• Exclude criteria: Those who work in departments that do not admit patients who do not require specific, specialized treatment, such as outpatient, emergency and critical care centers, care units, and radiology departments. Staff nurses (nurses who do not provide direct patient care) excluding managers and nurses with equivalent positions and roles.

Related Information

• Primary Sponsor: Mie University
• Source(s) of Monetary Support: Mie Universuty