Monitoring and evaluating an implementation strategy aimed at improving interprofessional collaboration in community-based fall prevention: a mixed-methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Interprofessional collaboration (IPC) among health and social care providers is crucial to effectively implement community-based fall prevention. Several factors hinder successful and sustainable IPC, highlighting the need to both design and evaluate context-specific implementation strategies. However, there remains a fundamental gap in the detailed description and evaluation of such strategies. Therefore, this study aims to (1) monitor the implementation process over time and (2) evaluate the impact of a multifaceted implementation strategy aimed at improving interprofessional collaboration among health and social care professionals in community-based fall prevention.

Methods

This study was conducted in two districts and one municipality in the Netherlands. We co

SUBMITTER: van Scherpenseel MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12639693 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature