PMID- 22974501
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20130422
LR  - 20211021
IS  - 1748-5908 (Electronic)
IS  - 1748-5908 (Linking)
VI  - 7
DP  - 2012 Sep 13
TI  - Insights into the impact and use of research results in a residential long-term 
      care facility: a case study.
PG  - 90
LID - 10.1186/1748-5908-7-90 [doi]
AB  - BACKGROUND: Engaging end-users of research in the process of disseminating 
      findings may increase the relevance of findings and their impact for users. We 
      report findings from a case study that explored how involvement with the 
      Translating Research in Elder Care (TREC) study influenced management and staff 
      at one of 36 TREC facilities. We conducted the study at 'Restwood' (pseudonym) 
      nursing home because the Director of Care engaged actively in the study and TREC 
      data showed that this site differed on some areas from other nursing homes in the 
      province. The aims of the case study were two-fold: to gain a better 
      understanding of how frontline staff engage with the research process, and to 
      gain a better understanding of how to share more detailed research results with 
      management. METHODS: We developed an Expanded Feedback Report for use during this 
      study. In it, we presented survey results that compared Restwood to the best 
      performing site on all variables and participating sites in the province. Data 
      were collected regarding the Expanded Feedback Report through interviews with 
      management. Data from staff were collected through interviews and observation. We 
      used content analysis to derive themes to describe key aspects related to the 
      study aims. RESULTS: We observed the importance of understanding organizational 
      routines and the impact of key events in the facility's environment. We gleaned 
      additional information that validated findings from prior feedback mechanisms 
      within TREC. Another predominant theme was the sense that the opportunity to 
      engage in a research process was reaffirming for staff (particularly healthcare 
      aides)-what they did and said mattered, and TREC provided a means of having one's 
      voice heard. We gained valuable insight from the Director of Care about how to 
      structure and format more detailed findings to assist with interpretation and use 
      of results. CONCLUSIONS: Four themes emerged regarding staff engagement with the 
      research process: sharing feedback reports from the TREC study; the meaning of 
      TREC to staff; understanding organizational context; and using the study feedback 
      for improvement at Restwood. This study has lessons for researchers on how to 
      share research results with study participants, including management.
FAU - Cranley, Lisa A
AU  - Cranley LA
AD  - Faculty of Nursing, Edmonton Clinic Health Academy, University of Alberta, 11405 
      87 Avenue, Edmonton, AB, Canada. lisa.cranley@nurs.ualberta.ca
FAU - Birdsell, Judy M
AU  - Birdsell JM
FAU - Norton, Peter G
AU  - Norton PG
FAU - Morgan, Debra G
AU  - Morgan DG
FAU - Estabrooks, Carole A
AU  - Estabrooks CA
LA  - eng
GR  - MOP #53107/Canadian Institutes of Health Research/Canada
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20120913
PL  - England
TA  - Implement Sci
JT  - Implementation science : IS
JID - 101258411
SB  - IM
MH  - Burnout, Professional/epidemiology
MH  - Communication
MH  - Data Collection
MH  - Environment
MH  - Feedback
MH  - Health Personnel/*organization & administration/psychology
MH  - Health Services Research/*organization & administration
MH  - Homes for the Aged/*organization & administration
MH  - Humans
MH  - Nursing Homes/*organization & administration
MH  - Organizational Case Studies
MH  - Organizational Innovation
PMC - PMC3493333
EDAT- 2012/09/15 06:00
MHDA- 2013/04/23 06:00
PMCR- 2012/09/13
CRDT- 2012/09/15 06:00
PHST- 2011/09/30 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2012/09/06 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2012/09/15 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2012/09/15 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2013/04/23 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2012/09/13 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 1748-5908-7-90 [pii]
AID - 10.1186/1748-5908-7-90 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Implement Sci. 2012 Sep 13;7:90. doi: 10.1186/1748-5908-7-90.