{"title":"Reducing insulin omission errors among patients with diabetes mellitus in general surgical wards: a best practice implementation project.","authors":"Sharlyn Jia Yi Ng, Mien Li Goh","doi":"10.1097/XEB.0000000000000437","DOIUrl":"10.1097/XEB.0000000000000437","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction and objectives: </strong>Omission of insulin, a high-alert medication with one of the highest locally reported errors, could lead to severe hyperglycemia, which could result in coma or death if not treated timeously. This study aimed to identify, evaluate, and implement strategies to reduce the occurrence of insulin omission errors in diabetic adult patients requiring insulin.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This project followed the JBI Evidence Implementation Framework and conducted context analysis, strategy implementation, and evaluation of outcomes according to evidence-based quality indicators. The JBI PACES and JBI GRiP situational analysis tools were used to support data collection and implementation planning. There was one evidence-based criterion and five sub-criteria, with a sample size of 22 patients.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There was increased compliance with best practices to reduce interruptions and distractions from baseline audit (50%) to follow-up audits 1 (45.4%) and 2 (31.8%), and no insulin omission incidences during the implementation period. In the post-implementation analysis, there were notable improvements in compliance with strategies related to nurses; however, reduced compliance was observed related to patients. Key barriers to implementation included patients still disturbing nurses despite the nurses wearing the medication vests and patients forgetting instructions not to disturb nurses during medication administration. Strategies to improve compliance included ensuring coverage in each cubicle during insulin preparation and administration, tending to patients' needs prior to insulin administration, and use of posters as reminders.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>There was an overall increase in compliance with best practice to reduce interruptions and distractions and no insulin omission incidences related to interruptions and distractions during the implementation phase.</p><p><strong>Spanish abstract: </strong>http://links.lww.com/IJEBH/A219.</p>","PeriodicalId":48473,"journal":{"name":"Jbi Evidence Implementation","volume":" ","pages":"291-302"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141443576","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Preventing functional decline in hospitalized older adults in medical ward: a best practice implementation project.","authors":"Chia-Te Chen, Heng-Hsin Tung, Chi-Wen Chen, Yea-Ru Yang, Jiun-Ling Wang, Chia-Ming Chang, Yen-Chin Chen, Shih-Hsin Liang, Chia-Hao Fan","doi":"10.1097/XEB.0000000000000411","DOIUrl":"10.1097/XEB.0000000000000411","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction and objectives: </strong>Functional decline frequently occurs in older adults in hospitals. The aim of this project was to promote evidence-based strategies for physical activity to prevent functional decline in hospitalized older adults in a medical center in southern Taiwan.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This project was guided by the JBI Evidence Implementation Framework. Seven audit criteria were derived from a JBI evidence summary and a baseline audit involving 25 nurses and 30 hospitalized older adults was conducted to compare current practice with best practice recommendations. The JBI Getting Research into Practice (GRiP) approach was used to identify barriers to implementation, and strategies were developed to overcome those barriers. A follow-up audit was conducted to measure any changes in compliance.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>After implementing the strategies, the pass rate of nursing staff improved in the physical activity knowledge test, rising from 56% to 88%. Compliance of nursing staff with providing physical activity instructions using evidence-based guidelines to hospitalized older adults reached 80%. The incidence of functional decline among hospitalized older adults decreased from 36.7% to 20%.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The results of this best practice implementation project suggest that initiating physical activity as early as possible for hospitalized older adults once their medical condition has stabilized can help prevent functional decline.</p><p><strong>Spanish abstract: </strong>http://links.lww.com/IJEBH/A171.</p>","PeriodicalId":48473,"journal":{"name":"Jbi Evidence Implementation","volume":" ","pages":"271-280"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11323752/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140111903","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Felipe Agudelo-Hernández, Rodrigo Rojas-Andrade, Ana Belén Giraldo Alvarez
{"title":"Building an implementation strategy for community-based rehabilitation for mental health in Colombia.","authors":"Felipe Agudelo-Hernández, Rodrigo Rojas-Andrade, Ana Belén Giraldo Alvarez","doi":"10.1097/XEB.0000000000000431","DOIUrl":"10.1097/XEB.0000000000000431","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Scientific evidence indicates that the community-based rehabilitation (CBR) model is recommended for recovery from mental disorders. However, this approach encounters barriers and often lacks implementation strategies.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>The aim of this study was to create a strategy for the implementation of CBR for mental health in Colombia through the identification of barriers and facilitators, together with the expected outcomes, from the perspective of mental health decision-makers in Colombia.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study adopts a qualitative descriptive approach, using focus group data collection methods and thematic analysis to code and analyze the data.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 208 individuals participated in the study, including mental health decision-makers and health care professionals. Intersectoral collaboration, contextualization, financial resources, and community commitment and autonomy were identified as barriers and facilitators. The element that was considered a priority for successful implementation was the contextualization of strategies.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>CBR needs to be strengthened through implementation science if these strategies are to be successfully developed and implemented in various contexts.</p><p><strong>Spanish abstract: </strong>http://links.lww.com/IJEBH/A210.</p>","PeriodicalId":48473,"journal":{"name":"Jbi Evidence Implementation","volume":" ","pages":"303-315"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140915822","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Christina Jaster, Jitka Klugarová, Aleksandra Królikowska, Anna Kołcz, Tina Poklepović Peričić, Małgorzata M Bała, Tereza Vrbová, Roland Becker, Robert Prill
{"title":"Promoting running as the best treatment for lower back pain in physiotherapy practice: a best practice implementation project.","authors":"Christina Jaster, Jitka Klugarová, Aleksandra Królikowska, Anna Kołcz, Tina Poklepović Peričić, Małgorzata M Bała, Tereza Vrbová, Roland Becker, Robert Prill","doi":"10.1097/XEB.0000000000000441","DOIUrl":"10.1097/XEB.0000000000000441","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This project aimed to promote running as the best treatment for lower back pain (LBP) in an outpatient setting.</p><p><strong>Introduction: </strong>LBP is one of the most prevalent conditions worldwide. Sixty-two percent of all Germans experience episodes of non-specific back pain at least once a year, with one-fifth developing chronic conditions. Intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration is a natural process, contributing to periods of acute LBP. However, the scientific literature and guidelines partially overlook the significance of water management in IVD. This implementation project sought to address this gap by educating patients about this process. Running and/or walking were chosen as general approaches for treatment rather than specific disease-related approaches.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This implementation project was conducted in an outpatient physiotherapy clinic in Brandenburg, Germany, utilizing the JBI Evidence Implementation Framework. An evidence-informed clinical audit and feedback strategy was used to measure compliance with ten audit criteria. Five physiotherapists and 20 patients took part in the audits.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>At baseline, only 20% of participating physiotherapists screened for yellow flags regarding psychological issues. However, after project implementation, this criterion scored 100% compliance. Some patients performed exercises independently, but confusion persisted regarding the choice of beneficial exercises. Patients continued running, but those who took a break due to pain expressed uncertainty about resuming.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The project highlighted the effectiveness of collaborative efforts between patients and therapists to address the issue. The project team's conviction in action and solution strategies serves as the foundation for this collaboration. This implementation strategy provided \"running\" patients with the confidence to either resume or reintegrate running after an extended break.</p><p><strong>Spanish abstract: </strong>http://links.lww.com/IJEBH/A222.</p>","PeriodicalId":48473,"journal":{"name":"Jbi Evidence Implementation","volume":" ","pages":"281-290"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141493976","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Huan Liu, Jia Liu, Qirong Chen, Le Zeng, Jia Guo, Xiao Zhu, Pengpeng Zhang, Jiarui Chen, Mei Sun, Xiaoting Huang, Jinfeng Ding, Lifang Liu
{"title":"Rehabilitation exercises for kidney transplant recipients in an organ transplant ward: a best practice implementation project.","authors":"Huan Liu, Jia Liu, Qirong Chen, Le Zeng, Jia Guo, Xiao Zhu, Pengpeng Zhang, Jiarui Chen, Mei Sun, Xiaoting Huang, Jinfeng Ding, Lifang Liu","doi":"10.1097/XEB.0000000000000417","DOIUrl":"10.1097/XEB.0000000000000417","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction and objectives: </strong>Kidney transplantation is an effective treatment for end-stage kidney disease. Kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) are prone to experiencing reduced physical function, depression, fatigue, and lack of exercise motivation due to their sedentary lifestyle before surgery. Exercise is an effective intervention for KTRs, but it has not been properly implemented in many practice settings. This project aimed to promote evidence-based exercises as part of KTRs' rehabilitation to improve their health outcomes.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This project was informed by the JBI Evidence Implementation Framework. The project was conducted in the organ transplant ward of a tertiary comprehensive hospital in Changsha, China. Based on a summary of best evidence, 12 audit criteria were developed for the baseline and follow-up audits involving 30 patients and 20 nursing staff. The JBI Practical Application of Clinical Evidence System (PACES) and Getting Research into Practice (GRiP) tool were used to identify barriers and facilitators and develop targeted strategies to improve issues.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Compared with the baseline audit, significant improvements were achieved in most of the criteria in the follow-up audit, with 9 of the 12 criteria reaching 100% compliance. Notably, the 6-minute walk distance test results were significantly higher, while the Self-Rating Depression Scale and Self-Rating Anxiety Scale scores were significantly lower ( p < 0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This project demonstrates that evidence-based practice can improve the clinical practice of rehabilitation exercises for KTRs. The GRiP strategies proved to be extremely useful, notably, the formulation of a standardized rehabilitation exercise protocol, training, and enhancement of the exercising environment. Head nurses' leadership and decision-making also played an important role in the success of this project.</p><p><strong>Spanish abstract: </strong>http://links.lww.com/IJEBH/A180.</p>","PeriodicalId":48473,"journal":{"name":"Jbi Evidence Implementation","volume":" ","pages":"250-260"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140337317","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"When is enough enough? Implementation science models and frameworks.","authors":"Timothy A Carey","doi":"10.1097/XEB.0000000000000447","DOIUrl":"10.1097/XEB.0000000000000447","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48473,"journal":{"name":"Jbi Evidence Implementation","volume":"22 3","pages":"239-241"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141908021","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Keys to successful clinical audit and feedback: essential steps to making impactful improvements in patient care.","authors":"Alana Delaforce, Diana Moore","doi":"10.1097/XEB.0000000000000448","DOIUrl":"10.1097/XEB.0000000000000448","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>Up to 40% of care provided to patients is either wasteful or harmful. The practice of audit and feedback can help identify where care can be improved. However, such audits must be executed in a systematic way that engages with clinicians to maximize the impact of feedback, ultimately improving patient outcomes. Currently, audit training is not integrated into formal education pathways and clinicians need guidance to support them in this activity. This paper explores contemporary research, with the aim of providing practical advice for recommendations to maximize the impact of audit and feedback.</p><p><strong>Spanish abstract: </strong>http://links.lww.com/IJEBH/A239.</p>","PeriodicalId":48473,"journal":{"name":"Jbi Evidence Implementation","volume":" ","pages":"330-333"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141735363","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Delia González de la Cuesta, Esther González María, Nieves López Ibort, Ana Carmen Lahuerta Martínez, Isabel de la Torre Arrieta, Ana Sofía Martínez Mompel, M Pilar Martín Ramo, Eva Belsue Cortés, Mariana Monge Nieto, Cristina Cayón Geli, Mercedes Nuria Ferrando Margeli
{"title":"Assessment and management of post-surgical pain in adult patients undergoing thoracic surgery: a best practice implementation project.","authors":"Delia González de la Cuesta, Esther González María, Nieves López Ibort, Ana Carmen Lahuerta Martínez, Isabel de la Torre Arrieta, Ana Sofía Martínez Mompel, M Pilar Martín Ramo, Eva Belsue Cortés, Mariana Monge Nieto, Cristina Cayón Geli, Mercedes Nuria Ferrando Margeli","doi":"10.1097/XEB.0000000000000449","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/XEB.0000000000000449","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction and objectives: </strong>Effectiv. e management of post-operative pain improves the condition of patients and reduces their hospital stay. This, in turn, has an impact on caregivers, professionals, and institutions and, as such, is considered a primary indicator of quality. The aim of this project was to improve the assessment and management of post-surgical pain in thoracic surgery patients.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This implementation project was conducted in a thoracic surgery unit of a tertiary hospital in Spain. The project was guided by the JBI Evidence Implementation Framework, which is grounded in an audit, feedback, and re-audit strategy. A baseline audit was conducted with 44 patients, and barriers to best practice were identified. Strategies were then implemented to improve the assessment and management of post-operative pain. Three follow-up audits were performed using nine audit criteria with 34, 40, and 46 patients, respectively.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The baseline audit revealed poor compliance with best practices. After implementing strategies to address areas of non-compliance, health education for patients and caregivers improved up to 80%, while the measurement of pain upon admission and post-surgery rose to 91%. However, patients undergoing pre-operative assessment to guide their post-operative pain management at hospital discharge remained below 50%.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Using a methodology to implement best practices, together with clinical audits, improved compliance with the use of validated scales to assess and manage pain. A multidisciplinary approach improves the quality of care received by patients and contributes to their recovery.</p><p><strong>Spanish abstract: </strong>http://links.lww.com/IJEBH/A240.</p>","PeriodicalId":48473,"journal":{"name":"Jbi Evidence Implementation","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141621237","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Frailty management in older patients: a best practice implementation project.","authors":"Chih Wen Chen, Mei-Chen Lee, Kuei Fen Liu, Li-Ju Lin, Shu-Fang Vivienne Wu","doi":"10.1097/XEB.0000000000000442","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/XEB.0000000000000442","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Frailty in older adults can lead to a gradual decline in organ function. Without timely diagnosis and intervention, this condition can progress rapidly, increasing the risk of disability and mortality.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The aim of this project was to implement evidence-based practices for managing frailty in the medical ward to prevent disability in older patients.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This project was conceptually informed by the JBI Evidence Implementation Framework. This framework uses an audit and feedback approach and a pre- and post-test design to measure baseline compliance, develop implementation strategies responsive to gaps in compliance, and conduct a final evaluation to measure changes in compliance. JBI PACES and JBI GRiP situational analysis software were used to support data collection and implementation planning. Ten audit criteria were used with a sample of 30 patients in a regional teaching hospital in southern Taiwan.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The baseline audit showed poor compliance, with rates below 30% for all ten audit criteria. Through strategies such as professional training and education, the implementation of evidence-based care guidelines, and interdisciplinary consensus-building, the follow-up audit revealed an increase in compliance to over 90% for each audit criterion.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Frailty management strategies based on evidence-based audit criteria were implemented and routinely measured. The most effective strategies for improving compliance included the development of a training course, a digitized assessment tool, team meetings, interdisciplinary collaboration, communication, and consensus-building.</p><p><strong>Spanish abstract: </strong>http://links.lww.com/IJEBH/A225.</p>","PeriodicalId":48473,"journal":{"name":"Jbi Evidence Implementation","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141471647","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
María García Fernández, Mónica Martínez Pantiga, Carmen Pino Fernández, Laura Albornos Muñoz, Carmen Gutierrez Guerrero
{"title":"Fall assessment and intervention among community-dwelling older people in a primary health care center in Spain: a best practice implementation project.","authors":"María García Fernández, Mónica Martínez Pantiga, Carmen Pino Fernández, Laura Albornos Muñoz, Carmen Gutierrez Guerrero","doi":"10.1097/XEB.0000000000000440","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/XEB.0000000000000440","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The implementation of fall prevention programs in the community is complex. Although there is solid scientific evidence that supports the effectiveness of such programs, there are multiple barriers that should be addressed using multifaceted strategies.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>The aim of this project was to increase compliance with evidence-based recommendations regarding fall risk screening and preventive interventions among older adults in a primary health care setting.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This project used a pre-/post-implementation clinical audit based on the JBI Evidence Implementation Framework. Eight audit criteria were derived from JBI evidence summaries. The sample size was 62 patients aged 70 years or older. Data collection methods included a review of medical records and a questionnaire. A baseline audit was conducted and five barriers to best practice were identified. Strategies were then developed to increase compliance with the evidence-based recommendations, guided by JBI's Getting Research into Practice (GRiP) analysis. A follow-up audit was conducted in July 2022 to evaluate changes in compliance with best practices.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The baseline audit showed 0% compliance with best practice recommendations for seven out of eight audit criteria. Five barriers were identified: (1) absence of fall risk screening tools, (2) lack of fall prevention intervention protocols, (3) insufficient reporting of fall episodes in the records, (4) need for staff training, and (5) high staff turnover. Following the implementation of a fall risk assessment and intervention protocol, along with staff training, seven out of eight audit criteria increased from 0% to between 22.6% and 100%.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This evidence-based implementation project improved nursing practice in relation to compliance with best practice interventions to prevent falls.</p><p><strong>Spanish abstract: </strong>http://links.lww.com/IJEBH/A229.</p>","PeriodicalId":48473,"journal":{"name":"Jbi Evidence Implementation","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141447288","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}