A Realist Evaluation of Team Interventions in Acute Hospital Contexts-Use of Two Case Studies to Test Initial Programme Theories.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Designing and implementing team interventions to improve quality and safety of care in acute hospital contexts is challenging. There is little emphasis in the literature on how contextual conditions impact interventions or how specific active ingredients of interventions impact on team members' reasoning and enact change. This realist evaluation helps to deepen the understanding of the enablers and barriers for effective team interventions in these contexts.

Methods

Five previously developed initial programme theories were tested using case studies from two diverse hospital contexts. Data were collected from theory driven interviews (n = 19) in an Irish context and from previously conducted evaluative interviews (n = 16) in a US context. Data were ex

SUBMITTER: Cunningham U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8393900 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature