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A Clinical Teaching Blended Learning Program to Enhance Registered Nurse Preceptors ’ Teaching Competencies: Pretest and Posttest Study
Conclusions: The CTBL program provides a comprehensive coverage of clinical teaching pedagogy and assessment strategies. The combination of the WCP and case-based approach provides a variety of learning modes to fit into the diverse learning needs of the preceptors. The CTBL program allows the preceptors to receive direct feedback from the facilitators during face-to-face sessions. Preceptors also gave feedback that the web-based workload is manageable. This study provides evidence that the CTBL program increases the clinical teaching competencies and self-efficacies of the preceptors and promotes positive attitudes toward...
Source: International Journal of Integrated Care - September 2, 2021 Category: Nursing Source Type: research

Attitudes and knowledge about palliative care among citizens of Croatia: a case study of two cities with and without established palliative care service
ConclusionWomen, older participants, higher education, and being resident of a city with established palliative care services are associated with better knowledge and more positive attitudes towards palliative care.Lessons learnedWhile some factors associated with knowledge and attitudes towards palliative care are not modifiable, it is worthwhile to know that having an established palliative care services may be associated with better knowledge and more positive attitudes of citizens towards palliative care. At the community level, knowledge, awareness and access to palliative care services should also be expanded to stre...
Source: International Journal of Integrated Care - September 2, 2021 Category: Nursing Source Type: research

Developing Interpersonal Trust Between Service Users and Professionals in Integrated Services: Compensating for Latent Distrust, Vulnerabilities and Uncertainty Shaped by Organisational Context
Discussion and conclusion: Trust in personal relationships between stakeholders appeared to compensate for contextually shaped distrust, vulnerability and uncertainty. Identifying latent distrust, vulnerabilities, uncertainties, and power structures might be key to improving trust-building strategies in a specific context. The  time-consuming process of trust-building between micro-level stakeholders should be supported structurally. Published on 2021-07-01 12:32:20 (Source: International Journal of Integrated Care)
Source: International Journal of Integrated Care - July 1, 2021 Category: Nursing Source Type: research

The Checkpoint Program: Collaborative Care to Reduce the Reliance of Frequent Presenters on ED
Conclusion: The Checkpoint program demonstrated sufficient promise to warrant further exploration of its sustainability. However, health services have yet to determine  the ideal organisational structures and funding arrangements to support such initiatives. Published on 2021-06-22 10:39:47 (Source: International Journal of Integrated Care)
Source: International Journal of Integrated Care - June 23, 2021 Category: Nursing Source Type: research

Assessing the Delivery of Coordinated Care to Patients with Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease in Ontario, Canada: A Survey of Patients and Healthcare Professionals
Conclusion: The results suggest that care for patients with advanced CKD in Ontario  is not consistently coordinated. Healthcare professionals may enhance patient perceptions of coordinated care through explicit communication with patients about how the professionals they see and treatments or services they receive influence their overall health and well-being. At a systems level, there is a need to improve professional awareness of and linkages to home- and community-based services. Published on 2021-06-22 10:40:31 (Source: International Journal of Integrated Care)
Source: International Journal of Integrated Care - June 23, 2021 Category: Nursing Source Type: research

An Overview of Reviews on Interprofessional Collaboration in Primary Care: Effectiveness
Conclusions: This overview suggests that interprofessional collaboration can be effective in primary care. Better understanding of the characteristics of IPC processes,  their implementation, and the identification of effective elements, merits further attention. Published on 2021-06-22 10:47:33 (Source: International Journal of Integrated Care)
Source: International Journal of Integrated Care - June 23, 2021 Category: Nursing Source Type: research

An Overview of Reviews on Interprofessional Collaboration in Primary Care: Barriers and Facilitators
Conclusions: The range of barriers and facilitators highlighted in this overview goes beyond specific local contexts and can prove useful for the development of tools or guidelines for successful implementation of IPC in primary care. Published on 2021-06-22 10:51:43 (Source: International Journal of Integrated Care)
Source: International Journal of Integrated Care - June 23, 2021 Category: Nursing Source Type: research

Let ’s Try Social Prescribing in Sweden (SPiS) – an Interventional Project Targeting Loneliness among Older Adults Using a Model for Integrated Care: A Research Protocol
Conclusion: Developing, implementing and evaluating such a complex program needs systematic and close evaluation. Published on 2021-06-22 11:23:24 (Source: International Journal of Integrated Care)
Source: International Journal of Integrated Care - June 23, 2021 Category: Nursing Source Type: research

The Fourth Dimension of the Quadruple Aim: Empowering the Workforce to Become Partners in Health and Care
Published on 2021-06-22 11:29:10 (Source: International Journal of Integrated Care)
Source: International Journal of Integrated Care - June 23, 2021 Category: Nursing Source Type: research

Using Geospatial Analysis to Inform Development of a Place-Based Integrated Care Initiative: The Healthy Homes and Neighbourhoods Experience
Conclusion: When planning place-based integrated care initiatives, spatial analysis of small geographic scales can allow identification of areas of concentrated or complex disadvantage that may be masked when analysis is performed on larger areas, allowing for targeted, place-based delivery of programs to those most in need. Published on 2021-06-21 10:15:31 (Source: International Journal of Integrated Care)
Source: International Journal of Integrated Care - June 21, 2021 Category: Nursing Source Type: research

Evaluation is Key: Providing Appropriate Evaluation Measures for Participatory and User-Centred Design Processes of Healthcare IT
Conclusion: Our stepwise methodological guidance helps to design and properly evaluate healthcare IT solutions, which meet the user needs and requirements, for integrated care settings. Published on 2021-06-21 10:24:11 (Source: International Journal of Integrated Care)
Source: International Journal of Integrated Care - June 21, 2021 Category: Nursing Source Type: research

The Contribution of Case Mix, Skill Mix and Care Processes to the Outcomes of Community Hospitals: A Population-Based Observational Study
Conclusions: More research is needed to study the impact of CH skill mix and care processes on patient outcomes. Published on 2021-06-21 10:43:16 (Source: International Journal of Integrated Care)
Source: International Journal of Integrated Care - June 21, 2021 Category: Nursing Source Type: research

Evaluation of the Impact and Implementation of Social Prescribing in Primary Healthcare Units in Lisbon: A Mixed-Methods Study Protocol
Conclusion: Comprehensive and complementary evidence will provide insights and learning for the implementation of future SP interventions. This can contribute to inform  policy and practice, and to increase investment in social prescribing interventions. Published on 2021-06-21 10:53:50 (Source: International Journal of Integrated Care)
Source: International Journal of Integrated Care - June 21, 2021 Category: Nursing Source Type: research

Collective Impact Approaches to Promoting Community Health and Wellbeing in a Regional Township: Learnings for Integrated Care
This Perspective Paper explores the challenges of implementing local initiatives guided by the tenets of the Collective Impact (CI) approach. As such, it draws implications of CI for integrated health and social care efforts to improve and sustain health and social outcomes within a community-wide context, based on our efforts to deploy a CI intervention in the regional town of Muswellbrook, New South Wales (NSW) Australia. A program of health and wellbeing activities providing mental health and wellness messages and activities was implemented in the township over 2 years by the Family Action Centre (FAC), University of Ne...
Source: International Journal of Integrated Care - June 21, 2021 Category: Nursing Source Type: research

Integrated Care in the Community: The Case of the < i > Programa Maior Cuidado < /i > (Older Adult Care Programme) in Belo Horizonte-Minas Gerais, BRA
Internationally, there is a large body of scientific evidence concerning the benefits of integrating health and social care to ensure that frail older people living in the community receive the assistance they need to maintain independence. In the Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte, located in the state of Minas Gerais, an integrated care intervention has been developed: thePrograma Maior Cuidado – Older Adult Care Programme (PMC). This programme represents a pioneering example in Brazil of the provision of carers for highly vulnerable older people, through integrated action between public health and social service agencie...
Source: International Journal of Integrated Care - June 21, 2021 Category: Nursing Source Type: research