Facilitators and barriers of change toward an elder-friendly surgical environment: perspectives of clinician stakeholder groups.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Current acute care surgical practices do not focus on the unique needs of older adults. Adverse outcomes in older patients result from a complex interrelationship between baseline vulnerability and insults experienced during hospitalization. The purpose of this study is to assess the organizational readiness and the barriers and facilitators for the implementation of elder-friendly interventions in the acute care of unplanned abdominal surgery patients.

Methods

This cross-sectional mixed methods study included a convenience sample of clinician stakeholder groups. Eight focus groups were conducted with 33 surgical team members including: 10 health care aides, 6 licensed practical nurses, 6 registered nurses, 4 nurse managers and 7 surgeons, to identify barriers and

SUBMITTER: Hanson HM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5571616 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature