Nurses' perceived barriers to the implementation of a Fall Prevention Clinical Practice Guideline in Singapore hospitals Koh, Serena SL, Manias, Elizabeth, Hutchinson, Alison M., Donath, Susan and Johnston, Linda 2008, Nurses' perceived barriers to the implementation of a Fall Prevention Clinical Practice Guideline in Singapore hospitals, BMC health services research, vol. 8, no. 105, pp. 1-10, doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-8-105. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads hutchinson-nursespercieved-2008.pdf Published version application/pdf 396.92KB 101 Title Nurses' perceived barriers to the implementation of a Fall Prevention Clinical Practice Guideline in Singapore hospitals Author(s) Koh, Serena SL Manias, Elizabeth orcid.org/0000-0002-3747-0087 Hutchinson, Alison M. orcid.org/0000-0001-5065-2726 Donath, Susan Johnston, Linda Journal name BMC health services research Volume number 8 Issue number 105 Start page 1 End page 10 Total pages 10 Publisher BioMed Central Place of publication London, England Publication date 2008-05 ISSN 1472-6963 Summary Background Theories of behavior change indicate that an analysis of barriers to change is helpful when trying to influence professional practice. The aim of this study was to assess the perceived barriers to practice change by eliciting nurses' opinions with regard to barriers to, and facilitators of, implementation of a Fall Prevention clinical practice guideline in five acute care hospitals in Singapore. Methods Nurses were surveyed to identify their perceptions regarding barriers to implementation of clinical practice guidelines in their practice setting. The validated questionnaire, 'Barriers and facilitators assessment instrument', was administered to nurses (n = 1830) working in the medical, surgical, geriatric units, at five acute care hospitals in Singapore. Results An 80.2% response rate was achieved. The greatest barriers to implementation of clinical practice guidelines reported included: knowledge and motivation, availability of support staff, access to facilities, health status of patients, and, education of staff and patients. Conclusion Numerous barriers to the use of the Fall Prevention Clinical Practice Guideline have been identified. This study has laid the foundation for further research into implementation of clinical practice guidelines in Singapore by identifying barriers to change in acute care settings. Language eng DOI 10.1186/1472-6963-8-105 Field of Research 111002 Clinical Nursing: Primary (Preventative) Socio Economic Objective 970111 Expanding Knowledge in the Medical and Health Sciences HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2008, BioMed Central Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30024568 Document type: Journal Article Collections: School of Nursing and Midwifery Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Mon, 01 Mar 2010, 15:02:28 EST Fri, 19 Mar 2010, 10:41:08 EST Fri, 19 Mar 2010, 10:44:16 EST Mon, 22 Mar 2010, 13:52:14 EST Thu, 05 Aug 2010, 16:01:45 EST Fri, 11 Jul 2014, 15:28:06 EST Fri, 11 Jul 2014, 15:28:51 EST Thu, 17 Jul 2014, 12:18:34 EST Wed, 01 Oct 2014, 14:28:59 EST Thu, 11 Dec 2014, 16:30:17 EST Wed, 11 Mar 2015, 09:37:33 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 33 times in TR Web of Science Cited 37 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 601 Abstract Views, 101 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 01 Mar 2010, 15:02:28 EST

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