Process / pipelineteamwork-communication
Healthcare Team Vitality Instrument
The Healthcare Team Vitality Instrument (HTVI) is a brief, 5-item survey designed to measure healthcare team cohesion, communication quality, and shared purpose—dimensions of team "vitality" that are associated with effective teamwork and patient safety. Developed by Metersky and colleagues and validated in intensive care units and surgical units, the HTVI assesses whether team members perceive themselves as a cohesive unit with clear goals, good communication, and mutual respect. The instrument is particularly valued for its brevity (takes <2 minutes) and its ability to rapidly assess team dynamics in clinical settings where administrative burden is a barrier to survey completion.
Open in MethodMindSoonVideoSoon
Read the full method
Members only
Sign inSign in with a free account to read this section.
Sources
- Metersky, M. L., Garman, A., Li, X., & Teplitsky, M. (2015). Cohesion and teamwork in the ICU: Validation of the Health Care Team Vital Instrument. American Journal of Medical Quality, 30(1), 44–52. DOI: 10.1177/1062860613502151 ↗
- Neily, J., Mills, P. D., Young-Xu, Y., Carney, B. T., West, P., Berger, D. H., Mazzia, L. M., Paull, D. E., & Bagian, J. P. (2010). Association between implementation of a medical team training program and surgical mortality. JAMA, 304(15), 1693–1700. DOI: 10.1001/jama.2010.1506 ↗
- Seys, D., Klinglmueller, F., Wu, A. W., Aerts, B., Vermeir, P., Meersseman, W., De Pauw, R., Voet, S., & Claes, N. (2013). Healthcare professional–patient communication of adverse events. Best Practice & Research Clinical Anaesthesiology, 25(2), 161–173. DOI: 10.1016/j.bpa.2013.02.003 ↗