A mixed-methods observational study of strategies for success in implementation science: overcoming emergency departments hurdles.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Heart failure is a major public health concern, affecting 6.7 million Americans. An estimated 16% of emergency department (ED) patients with acute heart failure (AHF) are discharged home. Our Get with the Guidelines in Emergency Department Patients with Heart Failure (GUIDED-HF) toolkit aims to improve AHF self-care and facilitate safer transitions in care for these patients. We describe implementation barriers and facilitators, and the selection and refinement of implementation strategies, to facilitate future GUIDED-HF implementation.

Methods

A mixed-methods cross-sectional observational study was conducted in four United States EDs in two diverse healthcare systems in the Pacific West and Midwest. Data were collected using a survey and interviews with ED provid

SUBMITTER: Stolldorf DP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11770910 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature