Framework Component | Type of Data Collection | Sample Question |
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Regional Health Authority | Focus groups with HCPs & Key Informant Interviews | How are people connected to your services? What do you see as some of the barriers/facilitators to care coordination for your older patients? |
Community Organization | Interviews with HCPs & Patients | Can you tell me about your current process for referrals to community services? Can you walk me through the process of accessing the community services you were referred to? |
Primary Care Organization & Provider Characteristics | Focus groups with HCPs and Key Informant Interviews | Can you walk me through your process when a frail, or potentially frail, older adult comes in this office? Tell me about your role? In your opinion, what are the best learning strategies for improving your clinical skills with regard to the use of these tools with older patients? |
Patient & Caregiver Characteristics | Interviews with patients | What questions did you have about your health? How involved did you feel in discussions/decisions made related to your care? How would you rate your current health? |
Central Support | Interviews and/or questions following training sessions with HCPs Focus Groups with HCPs In-depth interviews with research team members who supported the implementation. | Rate your knowledge on the AUA, Caredove (web-based referral platform), etc. Are there any aspects of the intervention that you require further training on? Further clarification? In the past, how have new programs/tools/resources been introduced (implemented) at this clinic? What worked? What didn’t? How do you think the intervention is working in your clinic? What’s working? What isn’t? Which aspects of implementation required the most of your time/support/expertise? If another research team wished to enact a similar intervention and evaluation in primary care, what advice would you give them? |