title: Engaging home health care providers in a fall prevention best practice initiative.
abstract: This article reports key findings regarding the engagement of home health care providers in the implementation of a fall prevention best practice initiative. Participants were 29 home health care providers from physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and nursing. Each participant completed a self-efficacy for evidence-based practice survey, and a smaller subgroup of volunteers participated in focus groups for each discipline individually. Findings suggest home health care providers value the implementation of best practice in everyday care, but may need to be highly involved in the development of best practice initiatives and implementation strategies to foster engagement with the initiative in everyday practice.
authors: Toronto Rehabilitation Institute , Toronto, Ontario, Canada. james.shaw@uhn.ca
authors: Jay
authors: J
authors: Shaw
authors: Katharina
authors: K
authors: Sidhu
authors: Colleen
authors: C
authors: Kearney
authors: Mary
authors: M
authors: Keeber
authors: Sandra
authors: S
authors: McKay
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control*; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice; D017144:Focus Groups; D018576:Home Health Aides; D006801:Humans; D009864:Ontario; D017751:Safety Management; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D057170:Translational Research, Biomedical