NDLI: Qualitative analysis of challenges and enablers to providing age friendly hospital care in an Australian health system

Content Provider	Springer Nature : BioMed Central
Author	Mudge, Alison M. Young, Adrienne McRae, Prue Graham, Frederick Whiting, Elizabeth Hubbard, Ruth E.
Abstract	Background With ageing global populations, hospitals need to adapt to ensure high quality hospital care for older inpatients. Age friendly hospitals (AFH) aim to establish systems and evidence-based practices which support high quality care for older people, but many of these practices remain poorly implemented. This study aimed to understand barriers and enablers to implementing AFH from the perspective of key stakeholders working within an Australian academic health system. Methods In this interpretive phenomenenological study, open-ended interviews were conducted with experienced clinicians, managers, academics and consumer representatives who had peer-recognised interest in improving care of older people in hospital. Initial coding was guided by the Promoting Action on Research Implementation in Health Services (PARIHS) framework. Coding and charting was cross checked by three researchers, and themes validated by an expert reference group. Reporting was guided by COREQ guidelines. Results Twenty interviews were completed (8 clinicians, 7 academics, 4 clinical managers, 1 consumer representative). Key elements of AFH were that older people and their families are recognized and valued in care; skilled compassionate staff work in effective teams; and care models and environments support older people across the system. Valuing care of older people underpinned three other key enablers: empowering local leadership, investing in implementation and monitoring, and training and supporting a skilled workforce. Conclusions Progress towards AFH will require collaborative action from health system managers, clinicians, consumer representatives, policy makers and academic organisations, and reframing the value of caring for older people in hospital.
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ISSN	14712318
DOI	10.1186/s12877-021-02098-w
Journal	BMC Geriatrics
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	21
Language	English
Publisher	BioMed Central
Publisher Date	2021-02-27
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Geriatrics Gerontology Aging Rehabilitation Health services Capacity building Health workforce Patient care team Quality of health care Geriatrics/Gerontology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Geriatrics and Gerontology
Journal Impact Factor	3.4/2023
5-Year Journal Impact Factor	4.1/2023

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1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
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