Table 2 Data Collection: Methods, Participants, and Tools
Data collection method | Postholding sites (n = 13) | Matched sites (n = 15) | Total participants |
|---|---|---|---|
Observation of the postholder and non postholder for two 2-h sessions over 1 week, as they delivered care and interacted with service users and other staff. | 23 postholders | 23 healthcare professionals providing services (12 Clinical Nurse Manager Grade 2/staff-nurses, 2 midwives, 1 behaviour therapist and 8 doctors) | 46 |
Interviews were held with nurses and doctors from six areas: midwifery (n = 4), and children’s (n = 3), general (n = 18), community (n = 4), mental health (n = 8) and intellectual disability nursing (n = 4). | 21 | 20 | 41 |
Interviews were held with service users from five areas: midwifery (n = 6), and children’s (n = 4), general (n = 18), community (n = 4), and mental health nursing (n = 9). | 20 | 21 | 41 |
Interviews (Director of Nursing or Midwifery) from six different areas: midwifery (n = 3), and children’s (n = 2), general (n = 7), community (n = 2), intellectual disability (n = 3) and mental health nursing (n = 6). | 8 (plus 5 postholding and matched) | 10 (plus 5 postholding and matched) | 28 |