Verification of the validity of collaboration measures between occupational health nurses and clinical nurses to support balancing treatment and work

Abstract

Objectives: This study aimed to identify measures by which occupational health nurses and clinical nurses can collaborate to support a balance between treatment and work. Methods: Our research involved verification using the Delphi method among 30 occupational health nurses and 37 clinical nurses experienced in supporting work–treatment balance. Results: Two surveys were conducted after deleting one of the 29 original items and adding three new items based on the suggestions of the research participants. The item deleted was limited to participation in study sessions, etc., only at the “partner” level in the first survey, but was expanded to “between both parties” in the second survey. However, the agreement rate was <80% in both surveys possibly due to the heavy workload of nurses and the novelty of the work–treatment balance support system. Moreover, two of the three items proposed by the participants did not satisfy the agreement rate criteria, but after reviewing the literature and free-form comment section. Conclusion: We deemed it appropriate to include them as measures, with 31 items identified as valid measures.