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| Title |
Spreading and sustaining best practices for home care of older adults: a grounded theory study
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| Published in |
Implementation Science, November 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13012-014-0162-4 |
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| Authors |
Jenny Ploeg, Maureen Markle-Reid, Barbara Davies, Kathryn Higuchi, Wendy Gifford, Irmajean Bajnok, Heather McConnell, Jennifer Plenderleith, Sandra Foster, Sue Bookey-Bassett |
| Abstract |
BackgroundImproving health care quality requires effective and timely spread of innovations that support evidence-based practices. However, there is limited rigorous research on the process of spread, factors influencing spread, and models of spread. It is particularly important to study spread within the home care sector given the aging of the population, expansion of home care services internationally, the high proportion of older adult users of home care services, and the vulnerability of this group who are frail and live with multiple chronic conditions. The purpose of this study was to understand how best practices related to older adults are spread within home care organizations.MethodsFour home care organizations in Ontario, Canada that had implemented best practices related to older adults (falls prevention, pain management, management of venous leg ulcers) participated. Using a qualitative grounded theory design, interviews were conducted with frontline providers, managers, and directors at baseline (n =44) and 1 year later (n =40). Open, axial, and selective coding and constant comparison analysis were used.ResultsA model of the process of spread of best practices within home care organizations was developed. The phases of spread included (1) committing to change, (2) implementing on a small scale, (3) adapting locally, (4) spreading internally to multiple users and sites, and (5) disseminating externally. Factors that facilitated progression through these phases were (1) leading with passion and commitment, (2) sustaining strategies, and (3) seeing the benefits. Project leads, champions, managers, and steering committees played vital roles in leading the spread process. Strategies such as educating/coaching and evaluating and feedback were key to sustaining the change. Spread occurred within the home care context of high staff and manager turnover and time and resource constraints.ConclusionsSpread of best practices is optimized through the application of the phases of spread, allocation of resources to support spread, and implementing strategies for ongoing sustainability that address potential barriers. Further research will help to understand how best practices are spread externally to other organizations. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 9 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 3 | 33% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 11% |
| Timor-Leste | 1 | 11% |
| Unknown | 4 | 44% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 6 | 67% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 22% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 11% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 119 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 118 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Master | 22 | 18% |
| Researcher | 18 | 15% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 16 | 13% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 11 | 9% |
| Student > Bachelor | 7 | 6% |
| Other | 26 | 22% |
| Unknown | 19 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 28 | 24% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 25 | 21% |
| Social Sciences | 21 | 18% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 5 | 4% |
| Psychology | 5 | 4% |
| Other | 11 | 9% |
| Unknown | 24 | 20% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 6. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 22 April 2015.
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#6,273,343
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#998
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#63,573
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