Process evaluation of an implementation study in dementia care (EIT-4-BPSD): stakeholder perspectives.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Behavioral and psychological symptoms of distress in dementia (BPSD) are major drivers of poor quality of life, caregiver burden, institutionalization, and cost of care in nursing homes. The Evidence Integration Triangle (EIT)-4-BPSD in nursing homes was a pragmatic Hybrid III trial of an implementation strategy to help staff use evidence-based non-pharmacological interventions to prevent and manage BPSD. This study aimed to describe and explore the stakeholders' perceptions of the process to implement the EIT-4-BPSD strategy including its utility, and the barriers and facilitators to implementation in real-world settings.

Methods

EIT-4-BPSD was a multi-layer implementation strategy that engaged nursing home stakeholder groups to define community specific goals to

SUBMITTER: Behrens L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8458006 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature