NDLI: Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of a paediatric palliative care team

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Author	Verberne, Lisa M. Kars, Marijke C. Schepers, Sasja A. Schouten-van Meeteren, Antoinette Y. N. Grootenhuis, Martha A. van Delden, Johannes J. M.
Abstract	Background Over the last decade, paediatric palliative care teams (PPCTs) have been introduced to support children with life-limiting diseases and their families and to ensure continuity, coordination and quality of paediatric palliative care (PPC). However, implementing a PPCT into an organisation is a challenge. The objective of this study was to identify barriers and facilitators reported by healthcare professionals (HCPs) in primary, secondary or tertiary care for implementing a newly initiated multidisciplinary PPCT to bridge the gap between hospital and home. Methods The Measurement Instrument for Determinants of Innovations (MIDI) was used to assess responses of 71 HCPs providing PPC to one or more of the 129 children included in a pilot study of a PPCT based at a university children’s hospital. The MIDI (29 items) assessed barriers and facilitators to implementing the PPCT by using a 5-point scale (completely disagree to completely agree) and additional open-ended questions. Items to which ≥20% of participants responded with ‘totally disagree/disagree’ and ≥80% responded with ‘agree/totally agree’ were considered as barriers and facilitators, respectively. A general inductive approach was used for open-ended questions. Results Reported barriers to implementing a PPCT were related to the HCP’s own organisation (e.g., no working arrangements related to use of the intervention [PPCT] registered, other organisational changes such as merger going on). Reported facilitators were mainly related to the intervention (correctness, simplicity, observability and relevancy) and the user scale (positive outcome expectations, patient satisfaction) and only once to the organisation scale (information accessibility). Additionally, HCPs expressed the need for clarity about tasks of the PPCT and reported having made a transition from feeling threatened by the PPCT to satisfaction about the PPCT. Conclusion Positive experiences with the PPCT are a major facilitator for implementing a PPCT. Tailored organisational strategies such as working arrangements by management, concrete information about the PPCT itself and the type of support provided by the PPCT should be clearly communicated to involved HCPs to increase awareness about benefits of the PPCT and ensure a successful implementation. New PPCTs need protection and resources in their initial year to develop into experienced and qualified PPCTs.
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DOI	10.1186/s12904-018-0274-8
Journal	BMC Palliative Care
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	17
Language	English
Publisher	BioMed Central
Publisher Date	2018-02-12
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Pain Medicine Quality of Life Research Palliative Medicine Paediatrics Palliative care Paediatric palliative care team Implementation Healthcare professional Barrier Facilitator
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Medicine
Journal Impact Factor	2.5/2023
5-Year Journal Impact Factor	3.2/2023

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