Journal article
Implementation of evidence-based stroke care: Enablers, Barriers, And the role of facilitators
T Purvis, K Moss, S Denisenko, C Bladin, DA Cadilhac
Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare | Published : 2014
DOI: 10.2147/JMDH.S67348
Abstract
A stroke care strategy was developed in 2007 to improve stroke services in Victoria, Australia. Eight stroke network facilitators (SNFs) were appointed in selected hospitals to enable the establishment of stroke units, develop thrombolysis services, and implement protocols. We aimed to explain the main issues being faced by clinicians in providing evidence-based stroke care, and to determine if the appointment of an SNF was perceived as an acceptable strategy to improve stroke care. Face-to-face semistructured interviews were used in a qualitative research design. Interview transcripts were verified by respondents prior to coding. Two researchers conducted thematic analysis of major themes a..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This project was funded by the Department of Human Services, State Government of Victoria, as part of the Victorian Stroke Care Strategy on behalf of the Victorian Stroke Clinical Network. The authors thank the VSCN managers and SNFs for assistance with development and review of the interview schedule. We are grateful to the hospital staff and the SNFs who participated in the semistructured interviews for this qualitative analysis. We also acknowledge Ian Mosley for having contributed to data analysis for two hospitals and Hanna Burton for assistance with data compilation.