Implementation fidelity of a nurse-led falls prevention program in acute hospitals during the 6-PACK trial

• Main Authors: Renata T. Morello (Author), Anna L. Barker (Author), Darshini R. Ayton (Author), Fiona Landgren (Author), Jeannette Kamar (Author), Keith D. Hill (Author), Caroline A. Brand (Author), Catherine Sherrington (Author), Rory Wolfe (Author), Sheral Rifat (Author), Johannes Stoelwinder (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background When tested in a randomized controlled trial (RCT) of 31,411 patients, the nurse-led 6-PACK falls prevention program did not reduce falls. Poor implementation fidelity (i.e., program not implemented as intended) may explain this result. Despite repeated calls for the examination...