The study, co-authored by researchers from Loughborough University, Hacettepe University, and the American Hospital: Istanbul, has been published in the journal BMC Health Services Research.
The research team has identified teamwork as the backbone of safe, effective practices in intensive care units, where complexity, urgency, and interprofessional collaboration are an essential part of daily work. Yet, until now healthcare providers have lacked a properly validated tool designed specifically for this high stakes working environment.
The Teamwork Effectiveness Scale for Intensive Care Units (TES-ICU) is a first of its kind framework to help healthcare providers to manage their ICU’s more effectively by identifying strengths, and gaps, in team operations.
The research found that higher teamwork scores were linked to greater job satisfaction and organizational commitment among staff. By measuring and improving teamwork scores, hospitals experienced lower staff burnout and turnover, creating better outcomes for patients.
