Context matters when implementing patient centred rehabilitation models for persons with cognitive impairment: a case study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a growing number of older adults with cognitive impairment (CI) that require inpatient rehabilitation, and as such patient centred rehabilitation models have been developed. However, implementing evidence-based models without attending to the fit of the model to the new context could lead to an unsuccessful outcome. Researchers collaborated with administrators and staff in one rural site to adapt a patient centred rehabilitation model of care in the Canadian province of Ontario. This paper reports on the contextual factors that influenced the implementation of the model of care.

Methods

The study takes a case study approach. One rural facility was purposefully selected for its interest in offering rehabilitation to persons with CI. Four focus group discus

SUBMITTER: McGilton KS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7937255 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature