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Table 7 The team member survey: Part 3a Person-Centred Practice Inventory

From: Trust-based service innovation of municipal home care: a longitudinal mixed methods study

Subscales (number items)

Jan. 2017

Mean sum score

(min–max) N = 29

2018 Jan

Mean sum score

(min–max) N = 60

1. Prerequisites for person-centredness

Professionally competent (3)

4.01a (3.9 – 4.2)

0.63d

4.00 (3.9–4.1)

0.42d

Developed interpersonal skills (4)

4.17 (3.9- 4.5)

0.68

4.13 (3.9–4.3)

0.63

Being committed to the job (5)

4.25 (4.2—4.4)

0.76

4.02 (3.9–4.2)

0.79

Knowing self (3)

4.15 (4.0–4.3)

0.67

3.95 (3.9–4.0)

0.74

Clarity of beliefs and values (3)

3.60 (3.4–4.0)

0.71

3.62 (3.4–4.0)

0.73

Sum score prerequisites

4.10 (3.4–4.5)

0.84

3.97 (3.4–4.3)

0.86

2. Care processes

Shared decision-making (3)

4,05 (4.0–4.2)

0.75

3.95 (3.9–4.0)

0.59

Engagement (3)

4.17 (4.0–4.3)

0.74

4.0 (3.8–4.2)

0.62

Having sympathetic presence (3)

4.19 (4.1–4.4)

0.66

4.1 (4.0–4.1)

0.71

Providing holistic care (3)

4.20 (4.1–4.3)

0.82

4.03 (3.9–4.3)

0.88

Sum score care processes

  

4.03 (3.8–4.3)

0.86

3. Care environment

Skill-mix (3)

4.01 (3.8–4.4)

0.48

3.93 (3.8–4.1)

0.60

Shared decision-making systems (4)

3.89 (3.6–4.3)

0.63

3.64 (3.3–4.0)

0.78

Effective staff relationships (3)

4.10 (4.0–4.3)

0.85

3.92 (3.9–4.0)

0.79

Power sharing (4)

4.00 (3.6–4.0)

0.78

3.58 (3.3–3.9)b

0.85

Potential for innovation and risk taking (3)

3.83 (3.7–4.0)

0.59

3.54 (3.3–3.8)b

0.48

The physical environment (3)

3.83 (3.5–4.2)

0.77

3.73 (3.5–4.1)

0.63

Supportive organisational systems (5)

3.50 (3.2–3.9)

0.75

3.18 (2.8–3.4)

0.84

Working with patients´ beliefs and values (4)

4.05 (3.8–4.2)

0.81

3.96 (3.8–4.1)

0.76

Sum score care environment

3.89 (3.2–4.3)

0.90

3.66 (2.8–4.1)c

0.91

  1. aScale scores: 1 = “totally disagree” to 5 = “totally agree”
  2. bStatistically significant difference between first and second iteration
  3. cStatistically significant difference first and second iteration (p = 0.3, Cohens D = -0.53; i.e. lower score second iteration)
  4. dChronbachs alpha subscales