Obstetric shift-to-shift handover in Kerala, India: A cross-sectional mixed method study
<h4>Introduction</h4> Beyond the provision of services, quality of care and patient safety measures such as optimal clinical handover at shift changes determine maternity outcomes. We aimed to establish the proportion of women handed over and the content of clinical handovers and communi...
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| description | <h4>Introduction</h4> Beyond the provision of services, quality of care and patient safety measures such as optimal clinical handover at shift changes determine maternity outcomes. We aimed to establish the proportion of women handed over and the content of clinical handovers and communication between shifts within 3 diverse obstetrics units in Kerala, India, and to describe the handover environment. <h4>Methods</h4> A cross sectional study was conducted for six weeks during February and March 2015at three hospitals in Kerala, India, during nurses obstetric handover in one tertiary private, one tertiary government and one secondary government hospital. Nursing handovers in obstetric post-operative, in-patient and labour wards were sampled. An SBAR-based (situation, background, assessment and recommendation) data schedule was completed whilst observing handover at nursing shift changes. Since obstetricians had no scheduled handover, qualitative interviews were conducted with obstetricians in two hospitals to establish how they acquire information when beginning a shift. <h4>Results</h4> Data was obtained on 258 patients handed over, within 67 shift changes. The median percentage of women handed over was 100% in two of the hospitals and 27.6% in the other. The median number of information items included out of a possible 25 was 11, 5 and 4,and did not change significantly for women with high-risk status. Important items regarding assessment and recommendation for care were often missed, including high-risk status. The median number of environment items achieved was good at 7 out of 10 in all hospitals. Obstetricians sought information in various ways when required. All supported the development of structured tools, face-to-face and team handovers. <h4>Conclusions</h4> Maternity unit handovers for doctors and nurses were inadequate. Ensuring handover of all women and including critical information, between shifts as well as between doctors, needs to be improved to increase patient safety. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bf76c3fee0844bada8e165638d4665912022-12-22T00:40:22ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032022-01-01175Obstetric shift-to-shift handover in Kerala, India: A cross-sectional mixed method studyLucy PilcherMerina KurianChristine MacArthurSanjeev SinghSemira Manaseki-Holland<h4>Introduction</h4> Beyond the provision of services, quality of care and patient safety measures such as optimal clinical handover at shift changes determine maternity outcomes. We aimed to establish the proportion of women handed over and the content of clinical handovers and communication between shifts within 3 diverse obstetrics units in Kerala, India, and to describe the handover environment. <h4>Methods</h4> A cross sectional study was conducted for six weeks during February and March 2015at three hospitals in Kerala, India, during nurses obstetric handover in one tertiary private, one tertiary government and one secondary government hospital. Nursing handovers in obstetric post-operative, in-patient and labour wards were sampled. An SBAR-based (situation, background, assessment and recommendation) data schedule was completed whilst observing handover at nursing shift changes. Since obstetricians had no scheduled handover, qualitative interviews were conducted with obstetricians in two hospitals to establish how they acquire information when beginning a shift. <h4>Results</h4> Data was obtained on 258 patients handed over, within 67 shift changes. The median percentage of women handed over was 100% in two of the hospitals and 27.6% in the other. The median number of information items included out of a possible 25 was 11, 5 and 4,and did not change significantly for women with high-risk status. Important items regarding assessment and recommendation for care were often missed, including high-risk status. The median number of environment items achieved was good at 7 out of 10 in all hospitals. Obstetricians sought information in various ways when required. All supported the development of structured tools, face-to-face and team handovers. <h4>Conclusions</h4> Maternity unit handovers for doctors and nurses were inadequate. Ensuring handover of all women and including critical information, between shifts as well as between doctors, needs to be improved to increase patient safety.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9098034/?tool=EBI |
| spellingShingle | Lucy Pilcher Merina Kurian Christine MacArthur Sanjeev Singh Semira Manaseki-Holland Obstetric shift-to-shift handover in Kerala, India: A cross-sectional mixed method study PLoS ONE |
| title | Obstetric shift-to-shift handover in Kerala, India: A cross-sectional mixed method study |
| title_full | Obstetric shift-to-shift handover in Kerala, India: A cross-sectional mixed method study |
| title_fullStr | Obstetric shift-to-shift handover in Kerala, India: A cross-sectional mixed method study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Obstetric shift-to-shift handover in Kerala, India: A cross-sectional mixed method study |
| title_short | Obstetric shift-to-shift handover in Kerala, India: A cross-sectional mixed method study |
| title_sort | obstetric shift to shift handover in kerala india a cross sectional mixed method study |
| url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9098034/?tool=EBI |
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