The FORGE AHEAD clinical readiness consultation tool: a validated tool to assess clinical readiness for chronic disease care mobilization in Canada's First Nations.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Given the astounding rates of diabetes and related complications, and the barriers to providing care present in Indigenous communities in Canada, intervention strategies that take into account contextual factors such as readiness to mobilize are needed to maximize improvements and increase the likelihood of success and sustainment. As part of the national FORGE AHEAD Program, we sought to develop, test and validate a clinical readiness consultation tool aimed at assessing the readiness of clinical teams working on-reserve in First Nations communities to participate in quality improvement (QI) to enhance diabetes care in Canada.

Methods

A literature review was conducted to identify existing readiness tools. The ABCD - SAT was adapted using a consensus approach that

SUBMITTER: Hayward MN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5364708 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature