SBAR Method for Improving Well-Being in the Internal Medicine Unit: Quasi-Experimental Research

María Cristina Martínez-Fernández, Sara Castiñeiras-Martín, Cristina Liébana-Presa, Elena Fernández-Martínez (), Lisa Gomes and Pilar Marques-Sanchez
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María Cristina Martínez-Fernández: SALBIS Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad de León, 24401 León, Spain
Sara Castiñeiras-Martín: Son Llatzer Hospital, 07001 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Cristina Liébana-Presa: SALBIS Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad de León, 24401 León, Spain
Elena Fernández-Martínez: SALBIS Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad de León, 24401 León, Spain
Lisa Gomes: Nursing School, Minho University, 4704-553 Braga, Portugal
Pilar Marques-Sanchez: SALBIS Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad de León, 24401 León, Spain

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 24, 1-13

Abstract: SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation) is a tool for standardizing and improving interprofessional communication. This study aims to explore the impact of SBAR in healthcare professionals’ wellbeing, through concepts such as job satisfaction, engagement, resilience, and job performance, in the internal medicine unit of a university hospital in the province of León (Spain). This is an observational, descriptive, longitudinal case study with a pre- and post-intervention approach. Questionnaires were distributed to a group of doctors, nurses, and healthcare assistants before and after the implementation of the SBAR tool in the ward. The use of SBAR was monitored to ensure staff compliance. Data statistical analysis was performed using the SPSS program. Resilience levels increased significantly post-intervention. Job satisfaction and engagement levels remained neutral, slightly decreasing post-intervention. Besides’ being a useful tool to improve communication, SBAR was effective in improving resilience among staff. Several aspects related to hospital management may have had an impact on job satisfaction and engagement results.

Keywords: SBAR; handoff or handover; multidisciplinary communication; patient safety; job satisfaction; engagement; resilience; health personnel (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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