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The Light- and Environment Project in Psychiatric Inpatient Care

NCT03140618 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 24

Last updated 2021-10-04

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The care environment influences both patients' experiences of care as well as staff's experiences of the work environment. A radical change in physical environment is planned at a psychiatric ward, aiming at creating a care environment that supports patients' opportunities for recovery from mental ill-health and to create a better and more attractive work environment for the staff. The rebuilding involves a new ward layout and new innovations such as light installations, a comfort room and an activity room.

The study uses a single-system design to evaluate the effects of the intervention - the rebuilt ward. Both quantitative and qualitative data will be used in the evaluation. Data will be collected using questionnaires measuring dimensions of patients' well-being and experiences of the care environment, staff's experiences of work-related stress and work environment, quality of care, a device measuring physical activity, existing clinical registers and data from medical files, staff' sick leave, participant observations, and semi-structured interviews.

This evaluation study, to our knowledge the first of it's kind in Sweden, is expected to generate important knowledge of the effect of the change process that can be used at other psychiatric wards to design the inpatient care environment. In the long run, the study could lead to a better reputation of psychiatric nursing and to more attractive workplaces.

Conditions

  • Mental Ill-health
  • Care Environment
  • Light Installations

Interventions

OTHER

The light and environment project in psychiatric inpatient care

Complete rebuilding of a hospital ward. The ward layout is remodeled and different devices and services are installed such as light, sound, and color settings, increased opportunities for physical activity, social harmony, privacy, peace, and quiet. A comfort room and a activity room will be built.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Västerbotten County Council, Sweden

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Umeå University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Britt-Marie Lindgren · Umeå University

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
67 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-05-15
Primary Completion
2020-12-31
Completion
2020-12-31

Countries

  • Sweden

Study Locations

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