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Table 2 Number of articles confirming the association between the domain or subdomain with one or multiple dimensions

From: Factors influencing the formation of balanced care teams: the organisation, performance, and perception of nursing care teams and the link with patient outcomes: a systematic scoping review

Domains

N of articlesa

Dimension measures

Aspect

A

B

C

D

 

1. Autonomy and responsibility

48

2

6

26

17

 

 Professional autonomy

28

1

5

15

11

2

 Unclear responsibilities

4

-

1

2

1

2

 Lack of control

16

1

-

9

5

2

2. Leadership

212

30

44

145

63

 

 Involvement of direct managers

69

9

14

46

20

1

 Transformational leadership

42

6

12

28

14

2

 Adequate conflict management

6

2

3

4

1

2

 Qualified and trusted CNO*

5

-

-

5

1

1

 Perceived trust in management

15

-

1

12

4

2

 Impact in organizational decision making

36

8

7

23

12

2

 Leadership focused on nurse engagement

39

5

7

27

11

2

3. Logistics and ergonomics

45

9

8

14

30

 

 Physical work environment

30

7

1

11

17

1

 Lack of- or outdated medical/nursing equipment

15

2

7

3

13

1

4. Relations

52

6

9

29

22

 

 Relation with patient/family

15

-

2

9

6

2

 Physician - nurse relationship

36

6

7

20

16

2

5. Stress and physical demands

73

5

10

57

25

 

 Moral or physical stress due to patient care/emotional demands

28

1

3

21

7

3

 Physical demands

8

2

-

6

3

3

 Perceived work-related stress

33

2

7

20

13

3

 Benefits and rewards

6

-

-

6

-

3

 Work-life balance

4

-

-

4

2

3

6. Team composition

171

15

23

57

94

 

 Demographics

7

1

2

2

3

1

 Supplemental agency (interim) nurses

13

3

1

3

9

1

 Nurse educational level (RN, bachelor)

71

4

5

13

49

1

 Team “coreness” - right team, right time and place

19

1

3

8

11

1

 Team cohesion/climate

37

4

8

18

14

2

 Training, education, professional development

24

2

4

13

8

2

7. Transparency and task clearness

23

3

6

9

12

 

 Useful guidelines or protocols available

5

1

1

1

3

2

 Frequent and clear communication

18

2

5

8

9

2

8. Safety

47

6

10

16

34

 

 Nurses report unsafe staffing situations

33

3

6

12

23

2

 Safety culture (no blame)

14

3

4

4

11

2

9. Workload

298

22

24

93

202

 

 Nurse staffing levels

206

13

19

54

147

1

 Support of other services during patient care

8

2

-

5

3

1

 Care left undone

34

4

-

12

22

3

 Nonnursing taskload

6

1

-

3

4

2

 Shift working

29

2

4

15

14

2

 Overtime

15

-

1

4

12

3

  1. Aspect of the balanced care team model: 1: capacity; 2: processes; 3: demands.
  2. CNO Chief Nursing Officer, RN Registered Nurse, A: work environment, B: team performance, C: Nurse outcomes, D: Patient outcomes
  3. aStudies can attribute to multiple domains, subdomains or dimensions