Kisani Manuel, Maria Crotty, Susan E Kurrle, Ian D Cameron, Rachel Lane, Keri Lockwood, Heather Block, Catherine Sherrington, Dimity Pond, Tuan A Nguyen, Kate Laver
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: There is a high prevalence of frailty amongst older patients in hospital settings. Frailty guidelines exist but implementation to date has been challenging. Understanding health professional attitudes, knowledge, and beliefs about frailty is critical in understanding barriers and enablers to guideline implementation and the aim of this study was to understand these in rehabilitation multidisciplinary teams in hospital settings. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: Twenty-three semi-structured interviews were conducted with health professionals working in multi-disciplinary teams on geriatric and rehabilitation wards in Adelaide and Sydney, Australia...
May 7, 2024: Gerontologist