Thermal Imaging for Burn Wound Depth Assessment: A Mixed-Methods Implementation Study.

ABSTRACT: Background: Implementing innovations emerging from clinical research can be challenging. Thermal imagers provide an accessible diagnostic tool to increase the accuracy of burn wound depth assessment. This mixed-methods implementation study aimed to assess the barriers and facilitators, design implementation strategies, and guide the implementation process of thermal imaging in the outpatient clinic of a burn centre. Methods: This study was conducted between September 2022 and February 2023 in Beverwijk, The Netherlands. Semi-structured interviews with burn physicians guided by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) were conducted to identify barriers and facilitators. Based on the barriers, implementation strategies were developed with the CFIR-ERIC Mat

SUBMITTER: de Haan J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11012455 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature