Individual Workload Perception Scale - Revised (IWPS-R)

This study is enrolling participants by invitation only.

First Received: September 12, 2005 Last Updated: July 31, 2009 History of Changes

Sponsored by:	Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Information provided by:	Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00196014

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to validate the psychometrics of the Individual Workload Perception Scale (IWPS).

Condition
Healthy

Study Type:	Observational
Study Design:	Case-Only, Prospective
Official Title:	Evaluation of a Tool to Measure a Nurse's Individual Perception of Workload

Further study details as provided by Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City:

Biospecimen Retention: None Retained

Biospecimen Description:

Estimated Enrollment:	12000
Study Start Date:	October 2001
Estimated Study Completion Date:	December 2015
Estimated Primary Completion Date:	December 2015 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Detailed Description:

The purpose of this study is to validate the psychometrics of the Individual Workload Perception Scale (IWPS) designed to measure the perception of individual workloads of inpatient registered nurses.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years to 70 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes
Sampling Method:	Probability Sample

Study Population

LPNS and Registered Nurses

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Nurses

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00196014

Locations

United States, Missouri
Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics
Kansas City, Missouri, United States, 64108

Sponsors and Collaborators

Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Karen S Cox, RN, PhD

Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City

More Information

Publications:

Cox KS, Teasley SL, Zeller RA, Lacey SR, Parsons L, Carroll CA, Ward-Smith P. Know staff's "intent to stay". Nurs Manage. 2006 Jan;37(1):13-5. No abstract available.

Cox KS, Teasley SL, Lacey SR, Carroll CA, Sexton KA. Work environment perceptions of pediatric nurses. J Pediatr Nurs. 2007 Feb;22(1):9-14.

Teasley SL, Sexton KA, Carroll CA, Cox KS, Riley M, Ferriell K. Improving work environment perceptions for nurses employed in a rural setting. J Rural Health. 2007 Spring;23(2):179-82.

Lacey SR, Cox KS, Lorfing KC, Teasley SL, Carroll CA, Sexton K. Nursing support, workload, and intent to stay in Magnet, Magnet-aspiring, and non-Magnet hospitals. J Nurs Adm. 2007 Apr;37(4):199-205.

Sexton KA, Hunt CE, Cox KS, Teasley SL, Carroll CA. Differentiating the workplace needs of nurses by academic preparation and years in nursing. J Prof Nurs. 2008 Mar-Apr;24(2):105-8.

Cox KS, Anderson SC, Teasley SL, Sexton KA, Carroll CA. Nurses' work environment perceptions when employed in states with and without mandatory staffing ratios and/or mandatory staffing plans. Policy Polit Nurs Pract. 2005 Aug;6(3):191-7.

Lacey SR, Teasley SL, Henion JS, Cox KS, Bonura A, Brown J. Enhancing the work environment of staff nurses using targeted interventions of support. J Nurs Adm. 2008 Jul-Aug;38(7-8):336-40.

Lacey SR, Teasley SL, Cox KS. Differences between pediatric registered nurses' perception of organizational support, intent to stay, workload, and overall satisfaction, and years employed as a nurse in magnet and non-magnet pediatric hospitals: implications for administrators. Nurs Adm Q. 2009 Jan-Mar;33(1):6-13.

Responsible Party:	Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics ( Susan Teasley, RN, CCRC )
Study ID Numbers:	1989
Study First Received:	September 12, 2005
Last Updated:	July 31, 2009
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00196014 History of Changes
Health Authority:	United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City:

Registered Nurses
Workload
Clinical staff nurses that are currently working

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Healthy

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 03, 2009