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Obucina M, Hamill L, Huynh R, Alcorn K, Cross J, Sweeny A, Keijzers G. How Clinicians Decide? Exploring Complexity of Antibiotic Prescribing in Emergency Departments Using Video-Reflexive Ethnography. QUALITATIVE HEALTH RESEARCH 2023; 33:1333-1348. [PMID: 37870924 PMCID: PMC10666467 DOI: 10.1177/10497323231198144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2023]
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Antibiotic overprescribing is a global issue that significantly contributes to increased antimicrobial resistance. Strengthening antimicrobial prescribing practices should be considered a priority. The emergency department (ED) represents a setting where antibiotics are frequently prescribed, but the determinants that influence prescribing choices are complex and multifaceted. We conducted an exploratory qualitative study to investigate the contextual factors that influence antibiotic prescribing choices among clinicians in the ED. The study employed video-reflexive ethnography (VRE) to capture prospective clinical decision-making in situated practice. Data collection involved fieldwork observations, video observations, and delivery of facilitated group reflexive sessions, where clinicians viewed a selection of recorded video snippets relating to antibiotic prescribing. Study was conducted across two EDs within the same health service in Australia. A total of 29 clinical conversations focusing on antibiotic prescribing were recorded. Additionally, 34 clinicians participated in group reflexive sessions. Thematic analysis from the transcribed data yielded four themes: 'importance of clinical judgment', 'usability of prescribing guidelines', 'managing patient expectations', and 'context-dependent disruptions'. Our findings provide insights into the challenges faced by clinicians in navigating complex ED environment, utilising electronic decision-support tools and engaging in discussions about patient treatments with senior clinicians. The findings also indicate that VRE is useful in visualising full complexity of the ED setting, and in initiating meaningful discussions among clinical teams. Integrating the use of VRE in everyday clinical settings can potentially facilitate the implementation of pragmatic solutions for delivering effective antibiotic stewardship practices.
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- Mila Obucina
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Gold Coast Health, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia
- School of Medicine, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Gold Coast Health, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia
- Canterbury Health DHB, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Gold Coast Health, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Gold Coast Health, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Gold Coast Health, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Gold Coast Health, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia
- School of Medicine, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Gold Coast Health, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia
- School of Medicine, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia
- Bond University, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia
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Redwood S, Pithara-McKeown C, Stone T, Treloar E, Donovan JL, Luyt K. Scaling up an intervention to protect preterm infants from neurodevelopmental disabilities - findings from a qualitative process evaluation comparing standard with enhanced quality improvement support packages for maternity units in England. Implement Sci 2023; 18:19. [PMID: 37226229 PMCID: PMC10207685 DOI: 10.1186/s13012-023-01275-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Accepted: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 05/26/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND A quality improvement strategy (PReCePT) was used in a standard and enhanced format to scale up a clinical intervention (administering magnesium sulphate to women in preterm labour) across all maternity units in England to protect prematurely born infants from neurodevelopmental disabilities. Formal evaluations reported the effectiveness of the standard package alone in increasing the administration of magnesium sulphate. In this paper, we focus on the findings of the process evaluations, using normalisation process theory to explain how different implementation contexts generated the observed outcomes relating to normative and relational restructuring and sustainment. METHODS Interviews were conducted with key individuals in implementation of leadership positions nationally and locally. Interviews were analysed initially using the framework method. We then engaged recursively with NPT constructs to generate generalisable insights with pragmatic applicability in other settings. RESULTS In total, 72 interviews were conducted with good representation from units across England and staff from the National Academic Health Science Network. We found that all units irrespective of whether they received a standard or enhanced QI package were successful in the 'normative restructuring' of their setting to enable magnesium sulphate to be administered. This suggests that this implementation outcome is necessary to achieve improvements. However, it may not be sufficient to sustain the changes once additional resources have been withdrawn. Sustainment, our findings suggest, required 'relational restructuring' to accommodate altered workflows and facilitate the sharing of responsibilities and tasks in daily practice. Relational restructuring was more likely to have been achieved units receiving enhanced QI support but also happened in units with standard QI support, especially in those where perinatal team working was already well established. CONCLUSION Unlike other large QI-focused spread-and-scale programmes which failed to show any impact on outcomes, the PReCePT programme in both the enhanced and standard support packages led to improvements in the uptake of magnesium sulphate. The findings suggest that QI programmes interact with the enabling factors, such as strong interprofessional team working, already present in the setting. A standard package with minimal support was therefore sufficient in settings with enabling factors, but enhanced support was required in units where these were absent.
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- Sabi Redwood
- Population Health Sciences, The National Institute for Health and Care Research Applied Research Collaboration West (NIHR ARC West) at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
- Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
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- Population Health Sciences, The National Institute for Health and Care Research Applied Research Collaboration West (NIHR ARC West) at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
- Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Population Health Sciences, The National Institute for Health and Care Research Applied Research Collaboration West (NIHR ARC West) at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
- Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, UK
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- Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Population Health Sciences, The National Institute for Health and Care Research Applied Research Collaboration West (NIHR ARC West) at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
- Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
- University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, UK
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Backhouse T, Fox C, Hammond SP, Poland F, McDermott-Thompson V, Penhale B, Cross JL. Implementing an intervention to enhance care delivery and consistency for people with hip fracture and cognitive impairment in acute hospital wards: a mixed methods process evaluation of a randomised controlled feasibility trial (PERFECTED). BMJ Open 2023; 13:e064482. [PMID: 36737086 PMCID: PMC9900060 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 01/23/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES To determine how, and under what circumstances, the PERFECT-ER intervention was implemented in five acute hospital wards and impacted on staff practices and perceptions. DESIGN Mixed methods process evaluation (undertaken between 2016 and 2018). SETTING Five acute hospital wards across three different UK regions. PARTICIPANTS Patients (n=3) admitted to acute wards with hip fracture and cognitive impairment, their relatives (n=29) and hospital staff (n=63). INTERVENTIONS PERFECT-ER, a multicomponent intervention designed to enhance the recovery of patients with hip fracture and cognitive impairment was implemented for 18 months. PERFECT-ER was implemented at ward level ensuring that multiple new and existing practices were undertaken consistently, on the assumption that collectively, small individual advances would improve care delivery for patients. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES Implementation of the PERFECT-ER intervention examined through regular intervention scores, service improvement staff reports and action plans, and semi-structured interviews and focus groups. RESULTS The process evaluation identified points of implementation vulnerability and strength. All wards implemented some elements of PERFECT-ER. Implementation was fragile when ward pressures were high and when ward staff perceived the relative priority of intervention practices to be low. Adaptations to the implementation process may have reduced whole-ward staff engagement with implementation. However, strategical enlistment of senior ward influencers (such as ward managers, orthogeriatricians) combined with service improvement lead in-ward peer pressure tactics facilitated implementation processes. CONCLUSIONS Our study suggests that implementation was expediated when senior staff were on board as opinion leaders and formally appointed internal implementation leaders exerted their power. Within hierarchical settings such as acute wards, key individuals appeared to influence implementation through endorsement and sometimes enforcement. This indicates that whole-ward interventions may not always require cognitive engagement from all ward staff to implement changes. Future ward-level implementation studies could consider how best to engage staff and most importantly, which staff to best target. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER ISRCTN99336264.
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- Tamara Backhouse
- School of Health Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
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- Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
- College of Medicine and Health, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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- School of Education & Lifelong Learning, Univeristy of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
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- School of Health Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
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- School of Health Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
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- School of Health Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
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Mielke J, Leppla L, Valenta S, Zullig LL, Zúñiga F, Staudacher S, Teynor A, De Geest S. Unraveling implementation context: the Basel Approach for coNtextual ANAlysis (BANANA) in implementation science and its application in the SMILe project. Implement Sci Commun 2022; 3:102. [PMID: 36183141 PMCID: PMC9526967 DOI: 10.1186/s43058-022-00354-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2022] [Accepted: 09/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Designing intervention and implementation strategies with careful consideration of context is essential for successful implementation science projects. Although the importance of context has been emphasized and methodology for its analysis is emerging, researchers have little guidance on how to plan, perform, and report contextual analysis. Therefore, our aim was to describe the Basel Approach for coNtextual ANAlysis (BANANA) and to demonstrate its application on an ongoing multi-site, multiphase implementation science project to develop/adapt, implement, and evaluate an integrated care model in allogeneic SteM cell transplantatIon facILitated by eHealth (the SMILe project). METHODS BANANA builds on guidance for assessing context by Stange and Glasgow (Contextual factors: the importance of considering and reporting on context in research on the patient-centered medical home, 2013). Based on a literature review, BANANA was developed in ten discussion sessions with implementation science experts and a medical anthropologist to guide the SMILe project's contextual analysis. BANANA's theoretical basis is the Context and Implementation of Complex Interventions (CICI) framework. Working from an ecological perspective, CICI acknowledges contextual dynamics and distinguishes between context and setting (the implementation's physical location). RESULTS BANANA entails six components: (1) choose a theory, model, or framework (TMF) to guide the contextual analysis; (2) use empirical evidence derived from primary and/or secondary data to identify relevant contextual factors; (3) involve stakeholders throughout contextual analysis; (4) choose a study design to assess context; (5) determine contextual factors' relevance to implementation strategies/outcomes and intervention co-design; and (6) report findings of contextual analysis following appropriate reporting guidelines. Partly run simultaneously, the first three components form a basis both for the identification of relevant contextual factors and for the next components of the BANANA approach. DISCUSSION Understanding of context is indispensable for a successful implementation science project. BANANA provides much-needed methodological guidance for contextual analysis. In subsequent phases, it helps researchers apply the results to intervention development/adaption and choices of contextually tailored implementation strategies. For future implementation science projects, BANANA's principles will guide researchers first to gather relevant information on their target context, then to inform all subsequent phases of their implementation science project to strengthen every part of their work and fulfill their implementation goals.
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- Juliane Mielke
- Institute of Nursing Science (INS), Department Public Health (DPH), Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel, Bernoullistrasse 28, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute of Nursing Science (INS), Department Public Health (DPH), Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel, Bernoullistrasse 28, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
- Department of Medicine I, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Center University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Institute of Nursing Science (INS), Department Public Health (DPH), Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel, Bernoullistrasse 28, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
- Department of Hematology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Center for Innovation to Accelerate Discovery and Practice Transformation (ADAPT), Durham Veterans Affairs Health Care & System, and Department of Population Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC USA
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- Institute of Nursing Science (INS), Department Public Health (DPH), Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel, Bernoullistrasse 28, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute of Nursing Science (INS), Department Public Health (DPH), Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel, Bernoullistrasse 28, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
- Department of Health Services Research, Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- University of Applied Sciences Augsburg, Faculty of Computer Science, Augsburg, Germany
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- Institute of Nursing Science (INS), Department Public Health (DPH), Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel, Bernoullistrasse 28, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
- Academic Center for Nursing and Midwifery, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Vermond D, de Groot E, de Wit N, Zwart D. A delicate balance: how physicians manage change towards collaborative care within their institutions. JOURNAL OF INTEGRATED CARE 2022. [DOI: 10.1108/jica-04-2022-0027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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PurposeIn response to the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2020–2022, the immutable and fragmented character of our healthcare system changed. Healthcare professionals and their institutional leads proved remarkably agile and managed to change toward collaborative care. The purpose of this paper is to examine experiences with collaborative practice in healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic in two regions in the Netherlands, to explore and understand the relationship between policy and practice and the potential development of new collaborative care routines.Design/methodology/approachUsing a methodology informed by theories that have a focus on professional working practice (so called “activity theory”) or the institutional decision-makers (discursive institutionalism), respectively, the perspective of physicians on the relationship between policy and practice was explored. Transcripts of meetings with physicians from different institutions and medical specialities about their collaborative COVID-19 care were qualitatively analysed.FindingsThe findings show how change during COVID-19 was primarily initiated from the bottom-up. Cultural-cognitive and normative forces in professional, collaborative working practice triggered the creation of new relationships and sharing of resources and capacity. The importance of top-down regulatory forces from institutional leads was less evident. Yet, both (bottom-up) professional legitimacy and (top-down) institutional support are mentioned as necessary by healthcare professionals to develop and sustain new collaborative routines.Practical implicationsThe COVID-19 crisis provided opportunity to build better healthcare infrastructure by learning from the responses to this pandemic. Now is the time to find ways to integrate new ways of working initiated from the bottom-up with those longstanding ones initiated from top-down.OriginalityThis paper presents a combination of theories for understanding collaboration in healthcare, which can inform future research into collaborative care initiatives.
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Mielke J, De Geest S, Zúñiga F, Brunkert T, Zullig LL, Pfadenhauer LM, Staudacher S. Understanding dynamic complexity in context-Enriching contextual analysis in implementation science from a constructivist perspective. FRONTIERS IN HEALTH SERVICES 2022; 2:953731. [PMID: 36925847 PMCID: PMC10012673 DOI: 10.3389/frhs.2022.953731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2022] [Accepted: 07/01/2022] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Context in implementation science includes not only characteristics of a setting in which an intervention will be delivered, but also social systems (e.g., interrelationships). Context is dynamic and interacts with both, the intervention and its implementation. Therefore, contextual analysis is recognized as an indispensable part of implementation science methodology: it provides the foundation for successful and sustainable implementation projects. Yet, driven by the prevailing post-positivist understanding of context, contextual analysis typically focuses on individual characteristics of context i.e., contextual dynamics and interactions go unnoticed. Conducting contextual analysis from a constructivist perspective promotes a multilayered approach, building a more comprehensive understanding of context, and thus facilitating successful implementation. In this article, we highlight the limitations of prevailing perspectives on context and approaches to contextual analysis. We then describe how contextual analysis can be enriched by working from a constructivist perspective. We finish with a discussion of the methodological and practical implications the proposed changes would entail. Emerging literature attempts to address both the concept of context and methods for contextual analysis. Various theories, models and frameworks consider context, however, many of these are reductionistic and do not acknowledge the dynamic nature of context or interactions within it. To complement recent conceptualizations of context, we suggest consider the following five constructivist concepts: 1) social space; 2) social place; 3) agency; 4) sensation; and 5) embodiment. We demonstrate the value of these concepts using COVID-19 vaccination uptake as an example and integrate the concepts in the Context and Implementation of Complex Interventions (CICI) framework-an implementation science framework that pays ample attention to context. To study context from a constructivist perspective, we also suggest additional considerations in view of methodologies for data collection and analysis, e.g., rapid ethnographic methods. A constructivist perspective contributes to a stronger conceptualization of contextual analysis. Considering the five constructivist concepts helps to overcome contextual analysis' current shortcomings, while revealing complex dynamics that usually go unnoticed. Thus, more comprehensive understanding of context can be developed to inform subsequent phases of an implementation project, thereby maximizing an intervention's uptake and sustainability.
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- Juliane Mielke
- Institute of Nursing Science, Department Public Health, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute of Nursing Science, Department Public Health, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- Academic Center for Nursing and Midwifery, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Institute of Nursing Science, Department Public Health, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute of Nursing Science, Department Public Health, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- University Department of Geriatric Medicine FELIX PLATTER, Basel, Switzerland
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- Center for Innovation to Accelerate Discovery and Practice Transformation (ADAPT), Durham Veterans Affairs Health Care, Durham, NC, United States
- System and Department of Population Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC, United States
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- Institute for Medical Information Processing, Biometry and Epidemiology, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany
- Pettenkofer School of Public Health, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Nursing Science, Department Public Health, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- Department of Health Services Research, Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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Ray D, Sniehotta F, McColl E, Ells L. Barriers and facilitators to implementing practices for prevention of childhood obesity in primary care: A mixed methods systematic review. Obes Rev 2022; 23:e13417. [PMID: 35064723 PMCID: PMC9285925 DOI: 10.1111/obr.13417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2021] [Revised: 11/23/2021] [Accepted: 12/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Primary care providers (PCPs) have an important role in prevention of excess weight gain in pre-school children. Guidelines exist to support PCPs' practices. This systematic review of PCPs' practice behaviors and their perceptions of barriers to and facilitators of implementation of guidelines was the first step toward the development of an intervention aimed at supporting PCPs. Five databases were searched to identify qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods studies which examined PCPs' practice patterns and factors influencing implementation of recommended practices. The convergent integrated approach of the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) methodology for mixed methods reviews was used for data synthesis. Following analyses, the resultant factors were mapped onto the Capability, Opportunity, and Motivation model of Behaviour (COM-B). Fifty studies met the eligibility criteria. PCPs inconsistently implement recommended practices. Barriers and facilitators were identified at the provider (e.g., lack of knowledge), parent (e.g., lack motivation), and organization level (e.g., inadequate training). Factors were mapped to all three components of the COM-B model: psychological capability (e.g., lack of skills), reflective motivation (e.g., beliefs about guidelines), automatic motivation (e.g., discomfort), physical opportunity (e.g., time constraints), and social opportunity (e.g., stigma). These findings reflect the complexity of implementation of childhood obesity prevention practices.
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- Devashish Ray
- Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- School of Clinical and Applied Sciences, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK
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A novel framework to guide antibiotic stewardship nursing practice. Am J Infect Control 2022; 50:99-104. [PMID: 34492325 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2021.08.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2021] [Revised: 08/29/2021] [Accepted: 08/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND There is a pervasive view among some nurses and health care disciplines that antibiotic stewardship (AS) is solely a physician or pharmacist responsibility. There is an urgent need to alter this view so that nurses can seize every opportunity to prevent patient harm from antibiotics and optimize antibiotic use. One challenge to achieving full nurse engagement as equal members of the AS team is lack of an organizing framework to illustrate relationships of phenomena and concepts inherent to adoption of AS nursing practices. METHODS We sought to create a framework derived from the peer-reviewed literature, systematic and scoping reviews, and professional standards, consensus statements and white papers. The emerging framework went through multiple iterations as it was vetted with nurse clinicians, scholars and educators, physicians, pharmacists, infection preventionists and AS subject matter experts. RESULTS Our evidence-based Antibiotic Stewardship Nursing Practice SCAN-P Framework provides the much-needed context and clarity to help guide local-level nurses to participate in and lead AS nursing practice. CONCLUSIONS Nurses worldwide are ideally situated to provide holistic person-centered care, advocate for judicious use of antibiotics to minimize antibiotic resistance, and be AS educators of their patients, communities and the general public. The Antibiotic Stewardship Nursing Practice SCAN-P Framework provides a tool to do so.
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Taber P, Weir C, Butler JM, Graber CJ, Jones MM, Madaras-Kelly K, Zhang Y, Chou AF, Samore MH, Goetz MB, Glassman PA. Social dynamics of a population-level dashboard for antimicrobial stewardship: A qualitative analysis. Am J Infect Control 2021; 49:862-867. [PMID: 33515622 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2021.01.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2020] [Revised: 01/15/2021] [Accepted: 01/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate antimicrobial stewards' experiences of using a dashboard display integrating local and national antibiotic use data implemented in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). This paper reports early formative evaluation. DESIGN Qualitative interviewing. SETTING Eight VA hospitals participated with established antimicrobial stewardship (AS) programs participated in the pilot. PARTICIPANTS Six infectious disease physicians and eight clinical pharmacists agreed to be interviewed (n = 14). METHODS A 3-part qualitative interview script was used involving a description of local stewardship activities, a Critical Incident description of dashboard use, and general questions regarding attitudes towards the tool. An inductive open coding approach was used for analysis. RESULTS We found 4 themes showing the complexities of using stewardship tools: (1) Data validity is socially negotiated; (2) Performance feedback motivates and persuades social goals when situated in an empirical distribution; (3) Shared problem awareness is aided by authoritative data; and (4) The AS dashboard encourages connections with local quality improvement culture. CONCLUSIONS Social dimensions of AS tool use emerged as distinct from, and equally important as decision support provided by the dashboard. Successful stewardship tools should be designed to support both the social and cognitive needs of users.
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- Peter Taber
- Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; IDEAS Center, VA Salt Lake City Healthcare System, Salt Lake City, UT.
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; IDEAS Center, VA Salt Lake City Healthcare System, Salt Lake City, UT; Geriatric Education and Clinical Center, VA Salt Lake City Healthcare System, Salt Lake City, UT; Department of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
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- Center for Healthcare Innovation, Implementation, and Policy, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA; Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; Infectious Diseases Section, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA
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- IDEAS Center, VA Salt Lake City Healthcare System, Salt Lake City, UT; Geriatric Education and Clinical Center, VA Salt Lake City Healthcare System, Salt Lake City, UT; Division of Epidemiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
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- Department of Pharmacy Boise VA Medical Center, Boise, ID; College of Pharmacy, Idaho State University, Meridian, ID
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- IDEAS Center, VA Salt Lake City Healthcare System, Salt Lake City, UT; Geriatric Education and Clinical Center, VA Salt Lake City Healthcare System, Salt Lake City, UT; Division of Epidemiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
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- Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK
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- IDEAS Center, VA Salt Lake City Healthcare System, Salt Lake City, UT; Geriatric Education and Clinical Center, VA Salt Lake City Healthcare System, Salt Lake City, UT; Division of Epidemiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
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- Center for Healthcare Innovation, Implementation, and Policy, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA; Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; Infectious Diseases Section, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA
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- Center for Healthcare Innovation, Implementation, and Policy, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA; VA Pharmacy Benefits Management Services, Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC; Department of Medicine, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA
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Knobloch MJ, Musuuza JS, McKinley L, Zimbric ML, Baubie K, Hundt AS, Carayon P, Hagle M, Pfeiffer CD, Galea MD, Crnich CJ, Safdar N. Implementing daily chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) bathing in VA settings: The human factors engineering to prevent resistant organisms (HERO) project. Am J Infect Control 2021; 49:775-783. [PMID: 33359552 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2020.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2020] [Revised: 12/12/2020] [Accepted: 12/21/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Daily use of chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) has been shown to reduce risk of healthcare-associated infections. We aimed to assess moving CHG bathing into routine practice using a human factors approach. We evaluated implementation in non-intensive care unit (ICU) settings in the Veterans Health Administration. METHODS Our multiple case study approach included non-ICU units from 4 Veterans Health Administration settings. Guided by the Systems Engineering Initiative for Patient Safety, we conducted focus groups and interviews to capture barriers and facilitators to daily CHG bathing. We measured compliance using observations and skin CHG concentrations. RESULTS Barriers to daily CHG include time, concern of increasing antibiotic resistance, workflow and product concerns. Facilitators include engagement of champions and unit shared responsibility. We found shortfalls in patient education, hand hygiene and CHG use on tubes and drains. CHG skin concentration levels were highest among patients from spinal cord injury units. These units applied antiseptic using 2% CHG impregnated wipes vs 4% CHG solution/soap. DISCUSSION Non-ICUs implementing CHG bathing must consider human factors and work system barriers to ensure uptake and sustained practice change. CONCLUSIONS Well-planned rollouts and a unit culture promoting shared responsibility are key to compliance with daily CHG bathing. Successful implementation requires attention to staff education and measurement of compliance.
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Rapid conversion of an in-patient hospital unit to accommodate COVID-19: An interdisciplinary human factors, ethnography, and infection prevention and control approach. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0245212. [PMID: 33481807 PMCID: PMC7822252 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0245212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2020] [Accepted: 12/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In response to the Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic, in-patient units in hospitals around the world have altered their patient care routines and Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) practices. Our interdisciplinary team of applied Human Factors (HF), ethnography, and IPC experts assisted one Unit, normally serving general surgical and orthopedic patients, as it rapidly converted to deliver COVID-19-specific care. This paper describes the conversion experience of the Unit, and outlines broader lessons for other acute care teams faced with similar issues. METHODS We deployed walkthroughs, simulations, and ethnography to identify important safety gaps in care delivery processes on the Unit. These interventions were undertaken using interdisciplinary theories of implementation that combined systems-level HF perspectives, ethnographic approaches, and individual-level IPC perspectives. Timely recommendations were developed and delivered to Unit staff for feedback and implementation. RESULTS We describe three interventions on the Unit: 1) the de-cluttering and re-organization of personal protective equipment (PPE); 2) the reconfiguring of designated 'dirty' tray tables and supplies; and 3) the redesign of handling pathways for 'dirty' linens and laundry. Each of these interventions was implemented to varying degrees, but all contributed to discussions of safety and IPC implementation that extended beyond the Unit and into the operations of the broader hospital. CONCLUSIONS Leveraging our team's interdisciplinary expertise and blended approaches to implementation, the interventions assisted in the Unit's rapid conversion towards providing COVID-19-specific care. The deployment and implementation of the interventions highlight the potential of collaboration between HF, ethnography, and IPC experts to support frontline healthcare delivery under pandemic conditions in an effort to minimize nosocomial transmission potential in the acute healthcare setting.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Short-term intravascular catheters are instrumental in the care of critically ill patients. Despite their benefits, they also are potential entries for systemic infections. There is a growing body of literature on catheter use and the prevention of intravascular catheter infections in intensive care. This review highlights major recent contributions to the topic and put them into perspective to recommendations on best practice procedures. RECENT FINDINGS Many studies published in the last years have evaluated prevention strategies applying technology and addressing behavior change. Skin disinfection with 2% alcoholic chlorhexidine-gluconate (CHG) and CHG-impregnated dressings are increasingly used in clinical practice. However, the role of universal CHG bathing remains controversial. A number of new and innovative technologies are in development. Recent qualitative research offers new perspectives about behavior change interventions to improve implementation. SUMMARY Many options for effective intravascular catheter infection prevention are currently available. A number of recent systematic reviews and meta-analyses not only confirmed measures targeting best practice and technology at catheter insertion and catheter care but also challenged interventions, such as CHG bathing. More focus should be put to implementation strategies.
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Healthcare worker perceptions of the implementation context surrounding an infection prevention intervention in a Zambian neonatal intensive care unit. BMC Pediatr 2020; 20:432. [PMID: 32912138 PMCID: PMC7488390 DOI: 10.1186/s12887-020-02323-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2020] [Accepted: 08/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) are particularly susceptible to healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). NICUs in low- and middle income countries face additional challenges to HAI prevention. There is a need to better understand the role of the implementation context surrounding infection prevention interventions in low- and middle income countries. AIM The aim of this study was to identify NICU healthcare worker perceptions of an intervention to reduce bloodstream infections in a large Zambian NICU. METHODS Semi-structured interviews were conducted with NICU staff during a prospective cohort study examining the impact of an infection prevention bundle on bloodstream infections. Interviews were analyzed using an integrated approach, combining inductive theme generation with an application of the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR). RESULTS Interviews were conducted with 17 NICU staff (5 physicians and 12 nurses). Respondents believed the bundle elements were easy to use, well-designed and facilitated improved performance. Four organizational characteristics that facilitated HAI transmission were identified - (1) lack of NICU admission protocols; (2) physical crowding; (3) understaffing; and (4) equipment shortages. Respondents suggested that NICU resource constraints reflected a societal ethos that devalued the medical care of infants. Despite the challenges, respondents were highly motivated to prevent HAIs and believed this was an achievable goal. They enthusiastically welcomed the bundle but expressed serious concern about sustainability following the study. CONCLUSIONS By eliciting healthcare worker perceptions about the context surrounding an infection prevention intervention, our study identified key organizational and societal factors to inform implementation strategies to achieve sustained improvement.
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Lacotte Y, Årdal C, Ploy MC. Infection prevention and control research priorities: what do we need to combat healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial resistance? Results of a narrative literature review and survey analysis. Antimicrob Resist Infect Control 2020; 9:142. [PMID: 32831153 PMCID: PMC7443818 DOI: 10.1186/s13756-020-00801-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2020] [Accepted: 08/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Infection prevention and control (IPC) is one of the most cost-effective interventions against antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Yet, IPC knowledge gaps often receive little prominence in AMR research agendas. In this article, we construct IPC research priorities, in order to draw attention to these critical research needs. METHODS We developed a 4-step framework to identify IPC knowledge gaps from literature (narrative review). These gaps were then translated into research priorities and sent to two groups of European IPC experts for validation and critique through an online survey. RESULTS Seventy-nine publications were retrieved from the literature review, identifying fifteen IPC research gaps. Forty-four IPC experts, clustered in two groups, vetted them. The experts classified all research gaps as medium or high priority. Overall agreement between both groups was average (Kendall's τ = 0.43), with strong alignment on the highest priorities: (i) the assessment of organizational, socio-economic, and behavioural barriers/facilitators for the implementation of IPC programmes, (ii) the impact of overcrowding on the spread of infections and (iii) the impact of infrastructural changes, at facility level, on the reduction of infections. Feedback from experts also identified an additional research gap on the interaction between the human and hospital microbiomes. CONCLUSIONS We formulated a list of sixteen research priorities and identified three urgent needs. Now, we encourage researchers, funding agencies, policymakers and relevant stakeholders to start addressing the identified gaps.
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- Yohann Lacotte
- University of Limoges, INSERM, CHU Limoges, RESINFIT, U1092, F-87000, Limoges, France.
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- Antimicrobial Resistance Centre, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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- University of Limoges, INSERM, CHU Limoges, RESINFIT, U1092, F-87000, Limoges, France
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Measures for preventing nosocomial infection with SARS-CoV-2 in hematology departments. Ann Hematol 2020; 99:1933-1938. [PMID: 32601797 PMCID: PMC7323882 DOI: 10.1007/s00277-020-04127-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2020] [Accepted: 06/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Coles E, Anderson J, Maxwell M, Harris FM, Gray NM, Milner G, MacGillivray S. The influence of contextual factors on healthcare quality improvement initiatives: a realist review. Syst Rev 2020; 9:94. [PMID: 32336290 PMCID: PMC7184709 DOI: 10.1186/s13643-020-01344-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2019] [Accepted: 03/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Recognising the influence of context and the context-sensitive nature of quality improvement (QI) interventions is crucial to implementing effective improvements and successfully replicating them in new settings, yet context is still poorly understood. To address this challenge, it is necessary to capture generalisable knowledge, first to understand which aspects of context are most important to QI and why, and secondly, to explore how these factors can be managed to support healthcare improvement, in terms of implementing successful improvement initiatives, achieving sustainability and scaling interventions. The research question was how and why does context influence quality improvement initiatives in healthcare? METHODS A realist review explored the contextual conditions that influence healthcare improvement. Realist methodology integrates theoretical understanding and stakeholder input with empirical research findings. The review aimed to identify and understand the role of context during the improvement cycle, i.e. planning, implementation, sustainability and transferability; and distil new knowledge to inform the design and development of context-sensitive QI initiatives. We developed a preliminary theory of the influence of context to arrive at a conceptual and theoretical framework. RESULTS Thirty-five studies were included in the review, demonstrating the interaction of key contextual factors across healthcare system levels during the improvement cycle. An evidence-based explanatory theoretical model is proposed to illustrate the interaction between contextual factors, system levels (macro, meso, micro) and the stages of the improvement journey. Findings indicate that the consideration of these contextual factors would enhance the design and delivery of improvement initiatives, across a range of improvement settings. CONCLUSIONS This is the first realist review of context in QI and contributes to a deeper understanding of how context influences quality improvement initiatives. The distillation of key contextual factors offers the potential to inform the design and development of context-sensitive interventions to enhance improvement initiatives and address the challenge of spread and sustainability. Future research should explore the application of our conceptual model to enhance improvement-planning processes. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION PROSPERO CRD42017062135.
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- Emma Coles
- Nursing Midwifery & Allied Health Professions Research Unit (NMAHP-RU), University of Stirling, Scion House, University of Stirling Innovation Park, Stirling, FK9 4NF UK
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- Scottish Improvement Science Collaborating Centre (SISCC), School of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Dundee, 11 Airlie Place, Dundee, DD1 4HJ UK
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- Nursing Midwifery & Allied Health Professions Research Unit (NMAHP-RU), University of Stirling, Scion House, University of Stirling Innovation Park, Stirling, FK9 4NF UK
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- Nursing Midwifery & Allied Health Professions Research Unit (NMAHP-RU), University of Stirling, Scion House, University of Stirling Innovation Park, Stirling, FK9 4NF UK
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- Scottish Improvement Science Collaborating Centre (SISCC), School of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Dundee, 11 Airlie Place, Dundee, DD1 4HJ UK
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- Scottish Improvement Science Collaborating Centre (SISCC), School of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Dundee, 11 Airlie Place, Dundee, DD1 4HJ UK
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- School of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Dundee, 11 Airlie Place, Dundee, DD1 4HJ UK
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Implementing daily chlorhexidine gluconate treatment for the prevention of healthcare-associated infections in non-intensive care settings: A multiple case analysis. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0232062. [PMID: 32330165 PMCID: PMC7182260 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0232062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2019] [Accepted: 04/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Introduction Daily bathing with chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) in hospitalized patients reduces healthcare-associated bloodstream infections and colonization by multidrug-resistant organisms. Achieving compliance with bathing protocols is challenging. This non-intensive care unit multicenter project evaluated the impact of organizational context on implementation of CHG and assessed compliance with and healthcare workers’ perceptions of the intervention. Materials and methods This was a multiple case study based on the SEIPS (Systems Engineering Initiative for Patient Safety) model of work system and patient safety. The four sites included an adult cardiovascular unit in a community hospital, a medical-surgical unit in an academic teaching pediatric hospital, an adult medical-surgical acute care unit and an adult neuroscience acute care unit in another academic teaching hospital. Complementary data collection methods included focus groups and interviews with healthcare workers (HCWs) and leaders, and direct observations of the CHG treatment process and skin swabs. Results We collected 389 bathing observations and 110 skin swabs, conducted four focus groups with frontline workers and interviewed leaders. We found variation across cases in CHG compliance, skin swab data and implementation practices. Mean compliance with the bathing process ranged from 64% to 83%. Low detectable CHG on the skin was related to immediate rinsing of CHG from the skin. Variation in the implementation of CHG treatments was related to differences in organizational education and training practices, feedback and monitoring practices, patient education or information about CHG treatments, patient preferences and general unit patient population differences. Conclusion Organizations planning to implement CHG treatments in non-ICU settings should ensure organizational readiness and buy-in and consider delivering systematic and ongoing training. Clear and systematic implementation policies across patients and units may help reduce potential confusion about treatment practices and variation across HCWs. Patient populations and unit factors need to be carefully considered and procedures developed to manage unique challenges.
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Understanding antibiotic prophylaxis prescribing in pediatric surgical specialties. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2020; 41:666-671. [PMID: 32252848 DOI: 10.1017/ice.2020.71] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Overuse of antibiotics has caused secondary poor outcomes and has led to a current rate of antibiotic resistant infections that constitutes a public health crisis. In pediatric surgical specialties, children continue to receive unnecessary antibiotics. OBJECTIVE To understand the factors that contribute to pediatric surgeons' decisions regarding the use of perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis. METHODS Focus groups included pediatric proceduralists/surgeons from the following specialties: interventional cardiology, otolaryngology, orthopedic surgery, cardiothoracic surgery, and general surgery. RESULTS A total of 23 surgeons with a median of 9 years of experience (range, 0.5-29 years) participated in the focus groups that lasted 30-90 minutes each. Five themes emerged influencing beliefs about antibiotic prescribing practices: (1) reliance on previous experience and early education, (2) balancing antibiotic use with risk of infection, (3) uncertainty about the state of the scientific evidence, (4) understanding importance of communication and team collaboration, and (5) a prevalence of hospital-level concerns. CONCLUSIONS Surgeons describe a complex set of factors that impact their antibiotic prescribing in pediatric surgical cases. They reported initial, but not ongoing, training and a use of individual weight of risk and benefit as a major dictator of prescribing practices. Antimicrobial stewardship programs should work with surgeons to develop acceptable implementation strategies to optimize antibiotic prescribing.
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Szymczak JE. Are Surgeons Different? The Case for Bespoke Antimicrobial Stewardship. Clin Infect Dis 2020; 69:21-23. [PMID: 30445615 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciy847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2018] [Accepted: 09/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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- Julia E Szymczak
- Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania.,Division of Infectious Diseases, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
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Triantafillou V, Kopsidas I, Kyriakousi A, Zaoutis TE, Szymczak JE. Influence of national culture and context on healthcare workers' perceptions of infection prevention in Greek neonatal intensive care units. J Hosp Infect 2019; 104:552-559. [PMID: 31790745 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2019.11.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2019] [Revised: 11/22/2019] [Accepted: 11/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) result in increased morbidity, mortality and healthcare costs. HAI rates in Greek NICUs are among the highest in Europe. There is a need to identify the factors that influence the transmission of HAIs and implementation of prevention interventions in this setting. AIM To understand healthcare workers' perceptions about HAI prevention in Greek NICUs. METHODS Qualitative interviews were conducted with NICU staff (physicians and nurses) and infection prevention stakeholders (infectious diseases physicians and infection control nurses) working in three hospitals in Athens. Interviews were conducted in Greek, transcribed and translated into English, and analysed using a modified grounded theory approach. FINDINGS Interviews were conducted with 37 respondents (20 physicians and 17 nurses). Four main barriers to HAI prevention were identified: (1) resource limitations leading to understaffing and cramped space; (2) poor knowledge about HAI prevention; (3) Greek-specific cultural norms, including hierarchy-driven decisions, a reluctance for public workers to do more than they are paid for, a belief that personal experience trumps evidence-based knowledge, and reactive rather than proactive approaches to societal challenges; and (4) lack of a national infection prevention infrastructure. Respondents believed that these barriers could be overcome through organized initiatives, high-quality HAI performance data, interpersonal interactions to build engagement around HAI prevention, and leveraging the hierarchy to promote change from the 'top down'. CONCLUSION Implementing HAI prevention interventions in Greek NICUs will require consideration of contextual features surrounding the delivery of care, with particular attention paid to national culture.
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- V Triantafillou
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Outcomes Research, Non-Profit Civil Partnership, Athens, Greece
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- Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Outcomes Research, Non-Profit Civil Partnership, Athens, Greece
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Outcomes Research, Non-Profit Civil Partnership, Athens, Greece; Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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Meddings J, Gupta A, Houchens N. Quality and safety in the literature: January 2020. BMJ Qual Saf 2019; 29:86-90. [PMID: 31748401 DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2019-010547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2019] [Accepted: 10/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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- Jennifer Meddings
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA .,Medicine Service, Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.,Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.,Medicine Service, Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.,Medicine Service, Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Clapp JT, Diraviam SP, Lane-Fall MB, Szymczak JE, Muralidharan M, Chung JJ, Gutsche JT, Curley MAQ, Berns JS, Fleisher LA. Nephrology in the Academic Intensive Care Unit: A Qualitative Study of Interdisciplinary Collaboration. Am J Kidney Dis 2019; 75:61-71. [PMID: 31492489 DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2019.05.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2019] [Accepted: 05/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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RATIONALE & OBJECTIVE Collaboration between nephrology consultants and intensive care unit (ICU) teams is important in light of the high incidence of acute kidney injury in today's ICUs. Although there is considerable debate about how nephrology consultants and ICU teams should collaborate, communicative dynamics between the 2 parties remain poorly understood. This article describes interactions between nephrology consultants and ICU teams in the academic medical setting. STUDY DESIGN Focused ethnography using semi-structured interviews and participant observation. SETTING & PARTICIPANTS Purposive sampling was used to enroll nephrologists, nephrology fellows, and ICU practitioners across several roles collaborating in 3 ICUs (a medical ICU, a surgical ICU, and a cardiothoracic surgical ICU) of a large urban US academic medical center. Participant observation (150 hours) and semi-structured interviews (35) continued until theoretical saturation. ANALYTICAL APPROACH Interview and fieldnote transcripts were coded in an iterative team-based process. Explanation was developed using an abductive approach. RESULTS Nephrology consultants and surgical ICU teams exhibited discordant preferences about the aggressiveness of renal replacement therapy based on different understandings of physiology, goals of care, and acuity. Collaborative difficulties resulting from this discordance led to nephrology consultants often serving as dialysis proceduralists rather than diagnosticians in surgical ICUs and to consultants sometimes choosing not to express disagreements about clinical care because of the belief that doing so would not lead to changes in the course of care. LIMITATIONS Aspects of this single-site study of an academic medical center may not be generalizable to other clinical settings and samples. Surgical team perspectives would provide further detail about nephrology consultation in surgical ICUs. The effects of findings on patient care were not examined. CONCLUSIONS Differences in approach between internal medicine-trained nephrologists and anesthesia- and surgery-trained intensivists and surgeons led to collaborative difficulties in surgical ICUs. These findings stress the need for medical teamwork research and intervention to address issues stemming from disciplinary siloing rooted in long-term socialization to different disciplinary practices.
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- Justin T Clapp
- Department of Anesthesiology & Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; Penn Center for Perioperative Outcomes Research and Transformation, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
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- Department of Anesthesiology & Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Anesthesiology & Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; Penn Center for Perioperative Outcomes Research and Transformation, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Anesthesiology & Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; Penn Center for Perioperative Outcomes Research and Transformation, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Anesthesiology & Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Anesthesiology & Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Anesthesiology & Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Anesthesiology & Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; Penn Center for Perioperative Outcomes Research and Transformation, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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Liberati EG, Tarrant C, Willars J, Draycott T, Winter C, Chew S, Dixon-Woods M. How to be a very safe maternity unit: An ethnographic study. Soc Sci Med 2019; 223:64-72. [PMID: 30710763 PMCID: PMC6391593 DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.01.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2018] [Revised: 01/14/2019] [Accepted: 01/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Maternity care continues to be associated with avoidable harm that can result in serious disability and profound anguish for women, their children, and their families, and in high costs for healthcare systems. As in other areas of healthcare, improvement efforts have typically focused either on implementing and evaluating specific interventions, or on identifying the contextual features that may be generative of safety (e.g. structures, processes, behaviour, practices, and values), but the dialogue between these two approaches has remained limited. In this article, we report a positive deviance case study of a high-performing UK maternity unit to examine how it achieved and sustained excellent safety outcomes. Based on 143 h of ethnographic observations in the maternity unit, 12 semi-structured interviews, and two focus groups with staff, we identified six mechanisms that appeared to be important for safety: collective competence; insistence on technical proficiency; monitoring, coordination, and distributed cognition; clearly articulated and constantly reinforced standards of practice, behaviour, and ethics; monitoring multiple sources of intelligence about the unit's state of safety; and a highly intentional approach to safety and improvement. These mechanisms were nurtured and sustained through both a specific intervention (known as the PROMPT programme) and, importantly, the unit's contextual features: intervention and context shaped each other in both direct and indirect ways. The mechanisms were also influenced by the unit's structural conditions, such as staffing levels and physical environment. This study enhances understanding of what makes a maternity unit safe, paving the way for better design of improvement approaches. It also advances the debate on quality and safety improvement by offering a theoretically and empirically grounded analysis of the interplay between interventions and context of implementation.
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- Elisa G Liberati
- THIS Institute (The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute), University of Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Women and Children's Health, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK
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- Women and Children's Health, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- THIS Institute (The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute), University of Cambridge, UK.
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