Reena Devi, Neil H Chadborn, Julienne Meyer, Jay Banerjee, Claire Goodman, Tom Dening, John R F Gladman, Kathryn Hinsliff-Smith, Annabelle Long, Adeela Usman, Gemma Housley, Sarah Lewis, Matthew Glover, Heather Gage, Philippa A Logan, Finbarr C Martin, Adam L Gordon
BACKGROUND: Quality improvement collaboratives (QICs) bring together multidisciplinary teams in a structured process to improve care quality. How QICs can be used to support healthcare improvement in care homes is not fully understood. METHODS: A realist evaluation to develop and test a programme theory of how QICs work to improve healthcare in care homes. A multiple case study design considered implementation across 4 sites and 29 care homes. Observations, interviews and focus groups captured contexts and mechanisms operating within QICs...
June 28, 2021: Age and Ageing