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The Sustain and Spread Framework: strategies for sustaining and spreading nutrition care improvements in acute care based on thematic analysis from the More-2-Eat study

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Laur, Celia, Bell, Jack, Valaitis, Renata, Ray, Sumantra, Keller, Heather·2018·BMC Health Services Research

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BACKGROUND: Successful improvements in health care practice need to be sustained and spread to have maximum benefit. The rationale for embedding sustainability from the beginning of implementation is well recognized; however, strategies to sustain and spread successful initiatives are less clearly described. The aim of this study is to identify strategies used by hospital staff and management to sustain and spread successful nutrition care improvements in Canadian hospitals. METHODS: The More-2-Eat project used participatory action research to improve nutrition care practices. Five hospital units in four Canadian provinces had one year to improve the detection, treatment, and monitoring of malnourished patients. Each hospital had a champion and interdisciplinary site implementation team to drive changes. After the year (2016) of implementing new practices, site visits were completed at each hospital to conduct key informant interviews (n = 45), small group discussions (4 groups; n = 10), and focus groups (FG) (11 FG; n = 71) (total n = 126) with staff and management to identify enablers and barriers to implementing and sustaining the initiative. A year after project completion (early 2018) another round of interviews (n = 12) were conducted to further understand sustaining and spreading the initiative to other units or hospitals. Verbatim transcription was completed for interviews. Thematic analysis of interview transcripts, FG notes, and context memos was completed. RESULTS: After implementation, sites described a culture change with respect to nutrition care, where new activities were viewed as the expected norm and best practice. Strategies to sustain changes included: maintaining the new routine; building intrinsic motivation; continuing to collect and report data; and engaging new staff and management. Strategies to spread included: being responsive to opportunities; considering local context and readiness; and making it easy to spread. Strategies that supported both sustaining and spreading included: being and staying visible; and maintaining roles and supporting new champions. CONCLUSIONS: The More-2-Eat project led to a culture of nutrition care that encouraged lasting positive impact on patient care. Strategies to spread and sustain these improvements are summarized in the Sustain and Spread Framework, which has potential for use in other settings and implementation initiatives. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Retrospectively registered ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02800304 , June 7, 2016.

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Authors
Laur, C., Bell, J., Valaitis, R., Ray, S., & Keller, H.
Affiliations
  • University of Waterloo (CA)
  • The University of Queensland (AU)
Corresponding author
Keller, Heather
Venue
BMC Health Services Research
Published
2018-12
Volume
18
Issue
1
Pages
930-930
ISSN
1472-6963 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2903101238
Cited by
30
References
41
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4.96
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Language
en
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Funders
Canadian Frailty Network (SIG2014-08)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health Policy Implementation Science
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Health Information Management › Dietetics, Nutrition, and Education
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health Sciences Research and Education
Keywords
nutrition care, implementation sustainability, acute care, organizational culture change, champions, intrinsic motivation, implementation barriers and facilitators
MeSH terms
Acute Disease, Adult, Aged, Canada, Critical Care, Delivery of Health Care, Female, Health Facility Size, Hospital Units, Hospitalization, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Middle Aged, Personnel, Hospital, Retrospective Studies, Focus Groups, Nutritional Support, Qualitative Research, Quality Improvement

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