Results of a multi-site pragmatic hybrid type 3 cluster randomized trial comparing level of facilitation while implementing an intervention in community-dwelling disabled and older adults in a Medicaid waiver

Spoelstra, SL (通讯作者),Grand Valley State Univ, Kirkhof Coll Nursing, 301 Michigan St,Room C352, Grand Rapids, MI 49504 USA.
2022-8-26
Background: Evidence-based interventions that optimize physical function for disabled and older adults living in the community who have difficulty with daily living tasks are available. However, uptake has been limited, particularly in resource-constrained (Medicaid) settings. Facilitation may be an effective implementation strategy. This study's aim was to compare internal facilitation (IF) versus IF and external facilitation (EF) on adoption and sustainability of an intervention in a Medicaid home and community-based waiver. Methods: In a hybrid type 3 trial, waiver sites (N = 18) were randomly assigned to implement the intervention using a bundle of strategies with either IF or IF and EF. Adoption and sustainability were assessed via Stages of Implementation Completion (SIC) for each site. Clinician attitudes toward evidence-based practice and self-efficacy were evaluated among 539 registered nurses, social workers, and occupational therapists. Medicaid beneficiary outcomes of activities of daily living, depression, pain, falls, emergency department visits, and hospitalizations were evaluated in a sample of N = 7030 as reflected by electronic health records data of the Medicaid waiver program. Linear mixed-effects models were used to compare outcomes between trial arms while accounting for cluster-randomized design. Results: The mean SIC scores were 72.22 (standard deviation [SD] = 16.98) in the IF arm (9 sites) and 61.33 (SD = 19.29) in the IF + EF arm (9 sites). The difference was not statistically significant but corresponded to the medium clinically important effect size Cohen's d = 0.60. Clinician implementation outcomes of attitudes and self-efficacy did not differ by trial arm. Beneficiary depression was reduced significantly in the IF + EF arm compared to the IF arm (p = .04, 95% confidence interval for the difference [0.01, 0.24]). No differences between trial arms were found for other beneficiary outcomes. Conclusions: Level of facilitation did not enhance capacity for adoption and sustainability of an evidence-based intervention in a Medicaid setting that cares for disabled and older adults. Improved beneficiary depression favored use of IF and EF compared to IF alone, and no differences were found for other outcomes. These findings also suggest level of facilitation may not have impacted beneficiary outcomes.
IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE
卷号:17|期号:1
ISSN:1748-5908|收录类别:SCIE
语种
英语
来源机构
Grand Valley State University; Grand Valley State University; Michigan State University
资助机构
National Institutes of Aging(United States Department of Health & Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health (NIH) - USANIH National Institute on Aging (NIA))
资助信息
The study is funded by National Institutes of Aging 1 R15 AG058193-01A1 (September 1, 2018, to August 30, 2021).
被引频次(WOS)
1
被引频次(其他)
1
180天使用计数
2
2013以来使用计数
2
出版年
2022-8-26
DOI
10.1186/s13012-022-01232-5
学科领域
循证公共卫生
关键词
Adoption Sustainability Implementation Implementation strategies Facilitation Physical function Community dwelling Older adults Medicaid waiver Cluster-randomized controlled trial
WOS学科分类
Health Care Sciences & Services Health Policy & Services