Table 2 Summary of data collection
From: A palliative care link nurse programme in Mulago Hospital, Uganda: an evaluation using mixed methods
Data | Data source | Participants | Time frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Pre and post course assessment and confidence ratings | • Cohort 1 trained using the palliative care toolkit - March and June 2011 • Cohort 2 trained January and March 2012 | • Cohort 1 – 11 nurses completed pre and post course assessment and confidence ratings • Cohort 2 – 16 nurses completed pre and post course assessment and confidence ratings, 1 only completed the pre and not the post-course assessment | • Total of 25 participants completed pre and post course assessment and confidence ratings | • March 2011 – March 2012 |
2. Course evaluation forms | • Cohort 1 trained using the palliative care toolkit - March and June 2011 • Cohort 2 trained January and March 2012 | • Cohort 1 – 11 nurses trained and completed evaluation forms [check this] • Cohort 2 – 16 nurses trained and completed evaluation forms | • Total of 27 participants completed evaluation forms | • March 2011 – March 2012 |
3. Audit re the availability of the clinical guidelines | • 11 clinical guidelines developed and distributed to the link-nurses for use on their wards | • Audit carried out across 26 link nurses and the wards where they were working. (1 link-nurse no longer working at the hospital) | • Total of 14 wards audited | • Clinical guidelines developed between June 2011 and July 2012 and distributed to the link-nurses. • Audit carried out of availability of clinical guidelines in [Insert date] |
4. Review of activity database from the link-nurses and MPCU | • Database developed and revised 2011–2013 to include all activity from link-nurses and MPCU | • Data from MPCU team and 26 link-nurses (1 nurse having retired) | • Activity for 2829 patients reviewed | • Data reviewed from July 2012 - December 2013 |
5. Review of action plans | • Cohort 1 action plans developed June 2011 • Cohort 2 action plans developed March 2012 • Both cohorts reviewed and revised September 2012 • Action plans reviewed regularly by link-nurse co-ordinator | • Cohort 1 – Action plans submitted by 11 nurses • Cohort 2 – Action plans submitted by 12 nurses | • Action plans reviewed from 26 nurses, as 1 was no longer working at Mulago Hospital | • 2011-2013 |
6. Focus Group Discussions | • 4 FGDs held | • 13 Link-nurses, including nursing management • 7 MPCU team members, including the co-ordinator of the link-nurse programme | • Total of 20 participants | • FGDS carried out between May and August 2013 |
7. Most Significant Change | • MSC stories completed by participants in [date] | • 16 (?check that) nurses submitted MSC stories | • Following review, 4 stories were identified as most significant for the impact on self, 4 on patients, and 2 on colleagues | • September 2013 – May 2013 |