Ethnographic study using Normalization Process Theory to understand the implementation process of infection prevention and control guidelines in Ireland.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of this study was to explore how infection prevention and control (IPC) guidelines are used and understood by healthcare professionals, patients and families.

Design

Ethnographic study with 59 hours of non-participant observation and 57 conversational interviews. Data analysis was underpinned by the Normalization Process Theory (NPT) as a theoretical framework.

Setting

Four hospitals in Ireland.

Participants

Healthcare professionals, patient and families.

Results

Five themes emerged through the analysis. Four themes provided evidence of the NPT elements (coherence, cognitive participation, collective action and reflexive monitoring). Our findings revealed the existence of a 'dissonance between IPC guidelines and the reality of clinical

SUBMITTER: Agreli H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6720340 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature