Development and delivery of an allied health team intervention for older adults in the emergency department: A process evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is encouraging evidence that interdisciplinary teams of Health and Social Care Professionals (HSCPs) can enhance patient care in the Emergency Department (ED), especially for older adults with complex needs. However, no formal process evaluations of implementations of ED-based HSCP interventions are available. The study aimed to evaluate the development and delivery of a HSCP team intervention for older adults in the ED of a large Irish teaching hospital.

Methods

Using the Medical Research Council (MRC) Framework for process evaluations, we investigated implementation and delivery, mechanisms of impact, and contextual influences on implementation by analysing the HSCP team's activity notes and participant recruitment logs, and by carrying out six interviews

SUBMITTER: Cassarino M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9135235 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature