2023 Volume 5 Issue 1 Pages 11-20
Multivariate analysis was conducted in team members of cross-disciplinary nutrition support teams (NSTs) to evaluate subjective responses on team status and awareness and behaviors that cause members to feel fulfilled by team activities. A questionnaire was mailed to 1,667 hospitals nationwide, and all NST constituent positions were asked to respond. Multiple regression analysis was performed on 16 questions extracted by factor analysis and the maximum likelihood method for 1,047 responses from 18 occupations in 218 hospitals, with the composite objective variables: “Your team’s activities have increased the level of care at the hospital” and “Patient and family satisfaction has increased due to your team’s activities”. The following four characteristics were found: (1) The team communicates its activities to the hospital and receives recognition from the hospital and wards; (2) The team is flexible in revising its policies and ideas; (3) The team members feel that the team is doing well; and (4) The team members feel that the hospital staff has a high level of satisfaction. In addition, respondents tended to feel that the team did not perform well if there were large differences in motivation among team members or if the team was dependent on a particular person.
