ORCID
- Aled Jones: 0000-0002-2921-8236
Abstract
Unprofessional behaviours (UBs) between healthcare staff are widespread and have negative impacts on patient safety, staff well-being and organisational efficiency. However, knowledge of how to address UBs is lacking. Our recent realist review analysed 148 sources including 42 reports of interventions drawing on different behaviour change strategies and found that interventions insufficiently explain their rationale for using particular strategies. We also explored the drivers of UBs and how these may interact. In our analysis, we elucidated both common mechanisms underlying both how drivers increase UB and how strategies address UB, enabling the mapping of strategies against drivers they address. For example, social norm-setting strategies work by fostering a more professional social norm, which can help tackle the driver 'reduced social cohesion'. Our novel programme theory, presented here, provides an increased understanding of what strategies might be effective to adddress specific drivers of UB. This can inform logic model design for those seeking to develop interventions addressing UB in healthcare settings.
Publication Date
2024-07-08
Publication Title
BMJ Open Quality
Volume
13
Issue
3
Keywords
Humans, Health Personnel/statistics & numerical data, Professional Misconduct/statistics & numerical data, Patient Safety/standards
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Aunger, J., Abrams, R., Mannion, R., Westbrook, J., Jones, A., Wright, J., Pearson, M., & Maben, J. (2024) 'How can interventions more directly address drivers of unprofessional behaviour between healthcare staff?', BMJ Open Quality, 13(3). Retrieved from https://pearl.plymouth.ac.uk/nm-research/567
