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Table 1 Overview of the evaluation techniques

From: The interRAI Acute Care instrument incorporated in an eHealth system for standardized and web-based geriatric assessment: strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats in the acute hospital setting

Type

Healthcare workers taking part in the evaluation

Number of healthcare workers taking part per setting

Main topic

Questionnaire 1

Assessors Healthcare workers

AC  n= 16/20

Time investment

HC  n= 21/57

NH  n= 60/109

Questionnaire 2

Assessors Healthcare workers

AC  n= 19/20

Evaluation of the BelRAI-process: demographic data, involvement of people in the BelRAI-process, own participation in the project, outcome measures, team discussion, transfer of data, evaluation of the BelRAI-software, helpdesk, comprehensive geriatric assessment, preconditions, barriers and levers and conclusions

HC  n= 44/57

NH  n= 70/109

Focus group 1

Local project coordinators

AC  n= 3

Implementation, internal communication & financial implications

HC  n= 3

NH  n= 5

Focus group 2

Assessors Healthcare workers

AC  n= 12

Evaluation of training & the progress of the BelRAI-process

HC  n= /

NH  n= /

Focus group 3

Assessors Healthcare workers

AC  n= 6

Evaluation transfer of data

HC  n= 11

NH  n= 5

Focus group 4

Middle management

AC  n= 3

Preconditions for implementation of BelRAI

HC  n= /

NH  n= /

Focus group 5

Assessors Healthcare workers

AC  n= 5

Final evaluation of the project & the BelRAI-instrument

HC  n= /

NH  n= /

Semi-structured interview

Geriatrician

AC  n= 6

Evaluation of the BelRAI-process & future implementation

HC  n= /

  

NH  n= /

 
  1. AC = Acute care = hospitals, HC = Home care, NH = Nursing homes.