Study Protocol
MAGNET4EUROPE STUDY PROTOCOL (open access):
Sermeus W, Aiken LH, Ball J, Bridges J, Bruyneel L, Busse R, et al. (2022). A workplace organisational intervention to improve hospital nurses' and physicians' mental health: study protocol for the Magnet4Europe wait list cluster randomised controlled trial. In: BMJ open 12 (7), e059159. DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059159.
Sermeus W, Aiken LH, Ball J, Bridges J, Bruyneel L, Busse R, et al. (2022). A workplace organisational intervention to improve hospital nurses' and physicians' mental health: study protocol for the Magnet4Europe wait list cluster randomised controlled trial. In: BMJ open 12 (7), e059159. DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059159.
INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS
Aiken LH, Sermeus W, Lasater KB, Busse R, McKee M, Smith H, et al. (2025). Magnet4Europe intervention to improve clinician and patient well-being: A quasi-experimental study of 56 hospitals in 6 European countries. Medical Care. December 2025. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/MLR.0000000000002257
Aiken LH, Sermeus W, McKee M, et al. (2025). Informing hospital physician well-being interventions in Europe and the US. JAMA Network Open, 8(11), e2544067.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.44067
Kohnen D, De Witte H, Schaufeli WB, Dello S, Bruyneel L, Aiken LH, et al. (2025). Key drivers of nurse burnout and work engagement in Europe: A cross-sectional dominance analysis. International Journal of Nursing Studies.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2025.105251
Gurisch C, Kleine J, Maier CB (2024). International models of accreditation and certification for hospitals with a focus on nursing: a scoping review. BMC Health Service Research, 24, Article number: 1385, November 2024.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-11759-6 (open access).
Svensson I, Bridges J, Ellis J, Brady N, Dello S et al. (2024). Laying the foundations for implementing Magnet principles in hospitals in Europe: A qualitative analysis. International Journal of Nursing Studies. Volume 154, June 2024, 104754. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2024.104754 (open access).
Aiken LH, Sermeus W, McKee M, Lasater KB, Sloane D, Pogue CA, et al. (2024). Physician and nurse well-being, patient safety and recommendations for interventions: cross-sectional survey in hospitals in six European countries. BMJ Open, 14(2), e079931. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-079931 (open access).
Dello S, Bruyneel L, Kohnen D, De Witte H, Schaufeli WB, Mchugh et al. (2023). Prevalence, predictors and outcomes of physician care left undone in acute care hospitals across six European countries during COVID-19: A cross-sectional study. In: European Journal of Internal Medicine. DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2023.10.021. Full text.
Aiken LH, Sermeus W, McKee M, et al. (2025). Informing hospital physician well-being interventions in Europe and the US. JAMA Network Open, 8(11), e2544067.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.44067
Kohnen D, De Witte H, Schaufeli WB, Dello S, Bruyneel L, Aiken LH, et al. (2025). Key drivers of nurse burnout and work engagement in Europe: A cross-sectional dominance analysis. International Journal of Nursing Studies.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2025.105251
Gurisch C, Kleine J, Maier CB (2024). International models of accreditation and certification for hospitals with a focus on nursing: a scoping review. BMC Health Service Research, 24, Article number: 1385, November 2024.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-11759-6 (open access).
Svensson I, Bridges J, Ellis J, Brady N, Dello S et al. (2024). Laying the foundations for implementing Magnet principles in hospitals in Europe: A qualitative analysis. International Journal of Nursing Studies. Volume 154, June 2024, 104754. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2024.104754 (open access).
Aiken LH, Sermeus W, McKee M, Lasater KB, Sloane D, Pogue CA, et al. (2024). Physician and nurse well-being, patient safety and recommendations for interventions: cross-sectional survey in hospitals in six European countries. BMJ Open, 14(2), e079931. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-079931 (open access).
Dello S, Bruyneel L, Kohnen D, De Witte H, Schaufeli WB, Mchugh et al. (2023). Prevalence, predictors and outcomes of physician care left undone in acute care hospitals across six European countries during COVID-19: A cross-sectional study. In: European Journal of Internal Medicine. DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2023.10.021. Full text.
NATIONAL PUBLICATIONS
Kleine J, Gurisch C, Köppen J, Busse R, Smeds Alenius L. (2025). Internal communication and dissemination strategies during Magnet implementation in German hospitals: A qualitative study. Journal of Nursing Management, Volume 2025, Article ID 3517120, 16 pages. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/jonm/3517120
Kohnen D, De Witte H, Schaufeli WB, Dello S, Bruyneel L, Sermeus W. (2024). Engaging leadership and nurse well-being: the role of the work environment and work motivation—a cross-sectional study. Human Resources for Health, 22(1), 8. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12960-023-00886-6 .
Kohnen D, De Witte H, Schaufeli WB, Dello S, Bruyneel L, Sermeus W. (2023). What makes nurses flourish at work? How the perceived clinical work environment relates to nurse motivation and well-being: A cross-sectional study. In: International journal of nursing studies 148, S. 104567. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2023.104567. Full text.
Kleine J, Maier CB, Köppen J, Busse R. (2023). Magnet®-Krankenhäuser: Eine Chance für Deutschland? In: Jürgen Klauber, Jürgen Wasem, Andreas Beivers und Carina Mostert (Hg.): Schwerpunkt Personal. Berlin: Springer (Krankenhaus-Report, 2023), S. 107–117. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-662-66881-8_7.
dela Rosa-Besa R, Guinta L, Mueller-Duemke K. (2023). Magnet4Europe. In: ANJ 18 (6), S. 38–43. DOI: 10.51256/ANJ062338.
Kohnen D, De Witte H, Schaufeli WB, Dello S, Bruyneel L, Sermeus W. (2024). Engaging leadership and nurse well-being: the role of the work environment and work motivation—a cross-sectional study. Human Resources for Health, 22(1), 8. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12960-023-00886-6 .
Kohnen D, De Witte H, Schaufeli WB, Dello S, Bruyneel L, Sermeus W. (2023). What makes nurses flourish at work? How the perceived clinical work environment relates to nurse motivation and well-being: A cross-sectional study. In: International journal of nursing studies 148, S. 104567. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2023.104567. Full text.
Kleine J, Maier CB, Köppen J, Busse R. (2023). Magnet®-Krankenhäuser: Eine Chance für Deutschland? In: Jürgen Klauber, Jürgen Wasem, Andreas Beivers und Carina Mostert (Hg.): Schwerpunkt Personal. Berlin: Springer (Krankenhaus-Report, 2023), S. 107–117. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-662-66881-8_7.
dela Rosa-Besa R, Guinta L, Mueller-Duemke K. (2023). Magnet4Europe. In: ANJ 18 (6), S. 38–43. DOI: 10.51256/ANJ062338.
