An Implementation Assessment of the Virtual Acute Care for Elders Program From the Perspective of Key Stakeholders.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of this study was to obtain feedback from key stakeholders and end users to identify program strengths and weaknesses to plan for wider dissemination and implementation of the Virtual Acute Care for Elders (Virtual ACE) program, a novel intervention that improves outcomes for older surgical patients.

Background

Virtual ACE was developed to deliver evidence-based geriatric care without requiring daily presence of a geriatrician. Previous work demonstrated that Virtual ACE increased mobility and decreased delirium rates for surgical patients.

Methods

We conducted semi-structured interviews with 30 key stakeholders (physicians, nurses, hospital leadership, nurse managers, information technology staff, and physical/occupational therapists) involved in th

SUBMITTER: Balentine CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9272911 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature