Citation

Lachance CC, Zaborska VO, Leung PM, Feldman F, Robinovitch SN, Mackey DC. J. Housing Elder. 2018; 32(2): 194-210.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/02763893.2018.1431584

PMID

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Abstract

This study explored barriers and facilitators to adoption of compliant flooring as a fall injury prevention strategy within long-term care from the perspective of 18 long-term care senior managers. In-depth interviews were recorded, transcribed, and analyzed using the Framework Method. The most important organizational facilitators to adoption were potential for injury prevention and long-term care staff's openness to change. The most important organizational barriers to adoption were negative effects to long-term care staff and financial considerations (i.e., cost and lack of funding). The most important general organizational considerations were uncertainties about clinical effectiveness, effects on long-term care staff, and flooring performance. Overall, compliant flooring was viewed positively for long-term care. The findings also suggest an opportunity for knowledge translation to inform long-term care senior managers about the existing evidence on compliant flooring.

Language: en