Implementing professional behaviour change in teams under pressure: results from phase one of a prospective process evaluation (the Implementing Nutrition Screening in Community Care for Older People (INSCCOPe) project).

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To evaluate the implementation of a new procedure for screening and treatment of malnutrition for older people in community settings and to identify factors promoting or inhibiting its implementation as a routine aspect of care.

Design

Prospective process evaluation using mixed methods with pre/post-implementation measures.

Setting and participants

Community teams (nursing and allied health professionals) within a UK National Health Service Community Trust. 73 participants were recruited, of which 32 completed both pre-implemetation and post-implementation surveys.

Main outcome measures

NoMAD survey for pre-post-intervention measures; telephone interviews exploring participant experiences and wider organisational/contextual processes.

Methods

SUBMITTER: Bracher M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6701590 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature