title: Barriers and benefits to implementing a restorative care intervention in nursing homes.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study considered the factors that facilitated or prevented nursing assistants (NAs) from engaging in restorative care activities.
  
  
  METHODS
  This was a qualitative study using a focus group methodology.
  
  
  METHODS
  Study participants were recruited from 6 nursing homes.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants were nursing assistants (NAs) from a study testing the implementation of a restorative care intervention (Res-Care) study. Of the 244 NAs recruited from the 6 treatment sites, 179 were available at 12 months and 93 (52%) participated in the study.
  
  
  METHODS
  An interview guide was used during each of the focus groups. Data analysis was done using basic content analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Sixty-one codes were identified and reduced to 4 themes: facilitators of restorative care; barriers to restorative care; benefits of restorative care; and sustaining restorative care.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The findings provide an important NA perspective with regard to implementation of a restorative philosophy of care and provide recommendations for future work in this area.
authors.affiliation: University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore MD 21201, USA. barbresnick@aol.com
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Resnick
authors.forename: Ingrid
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Petzer-Aboff
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Galik
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Russ
authors.forename: Jeanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cayo
authors.forename: Marjorie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Simpson
authors.forename: Sheryl
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zimmerman
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D017144:Focus Groups; D005851:Geriatric Nursing; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D009042:Motivation; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009728:Nursing Assistants; D009735:Nursing Homes; D015397:Program Evaluation; D020377:Self Efficacy