The Implementation Process Assessment Tool: translation, contextualization, and psychometric evaluation of a Swedish version in a municipal elderly care context.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The number of older adults with complex healthcare needs is growing alongside limited resources available in health services. To meet this challenge, it is urgent that healthcare staff are motivated and able to continuously translate new knowledge and working methods into daily practice. To facilitate such implementation, supportive measures responding to the healthcare personnel's needs seem essential. The present study aims to translate, contextualize and test a Swedish version of the Implementation Process Assessment Tool (IPAT) for measuring the facilitation needs among staff implementing a new working process in municipal elderly care.

Methods

A mixed-method design was used. First, the existing instrument was translated into Swedish. Thereafter, twelve staff

SUBMITTER: Kaltenbrunner M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11558869 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature