Health Care Professionals' Views of Barriers and Facilitators for Implementing a Fall Risk Screening Tool in Clinical and Public Health Settings.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The experiences of health care professionals using new screening tools in clinical and public health settings are crucial to the implementation process. However, further research is needed on their experiences with fall risk screening. This study utilized the integrated-Promoting Action on Research Implementation in Health Services (i-PARIHS) framework to explore health care professionals' experiences with the First-time Injurious Falls (FIF) screening tool, aiming to identify barriers and facilitators for implementing the FIF tool in primary health care and public health settings.

Methods

A qualitative study with 4 focus group interviews and 7 individual interviews was carried out, using a semistructured interview guide. The interviews were recorded, transcribed v

SUBMITTER: Frisendahl N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12017392 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature