What factors influence community wound care in the UK? A focus group study using the Theoretical Domains Framework.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Research has found unwarranted variation across community wound care services in the North of England, with underuse of evidence-based practice and overuse of interventions where there is little or no known patient benefit. This study explored the factors that influence care in community settings for people with complex wounds, to develop a deeper understanding of the current context of wound care and variation in practice.

Design

Qualitative focus group study using the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF) to structure the questions, prompts and analyses.

Setting

Community healthcare settings in the North of England, UK.

Participants

Forty-six clinical professionals who cared for patients with complex wounds and eight non-clinical professionals who we

SUBMITTER: Gray TA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6678001 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature