Sustaining complex interventions in long-term care: a qualitative study of direct care staff and managers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little is known about the sustainability of behavioral change interventions in long-term care (LTC). Following a cluster randomized trial of an intervention to improve staff communication (CONNECT), we conducted focus groups of direct care staff and managers to elicit their perceptions of factors that enhance or reduce sustainability in the LTC setting. The overall aim was to generate hypotheses about how to sustain complex interventions in LTC.

Methods

In eight facilities, we conducted 15 focus groups with 83 staff who had participated in at least one intervention session. Where possible, separate groups were conducted with direct care staff and managers. An interview guide probed for staff perceptions of intervention salience and sustainability. Framework analys

SUBMITTER: Colon-Emeric C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4947307 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature