Table 1 Worked example of team stability, staffing sufficiency, and role continuity calculations
From: Impact of team configuration and team stability on primary care quality
Role | Time point in study observation period | n of within role separations in obs. period | n of time points role filled | Staffing sufficiency | Role continuity | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||
PCP | a | a | a | 0 | 0 | b | 1 | 4.00 | .67 | 0.83 |
Care manager | c | c | c | c | c | c | 0 | 6.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Clinical associate | d | e | e | e | f | f | 2 | 6.00 | 1.00 | 0.67 |
Clerical associate | g | g | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | .33 | 1.00 |
n of roles | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ||||
Calculating team stability: | ||||||||||
A. n of separations during the observation period: (i.e., total number of people who left their role, whether or not they were replaced by a new team member) | 4 | |||||||||
B. Average n of roles during the observation period | 3 | |||||||||
Coefficient of team stability (1 − (A/B)) | − .33 | |||||||||