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A randomized trial in 18 home and community-based waiver sites implemented an aging-in-place model for 12,000 disabled older (mean age 78) adults. The trial was underpinned by the Knowledge-to-Action model and utilized 7 implementation strategies, including a 5.5-hour online social worker (SW) and registered nurse (RN) training. Baseline self-efficacy and attitudes of SWs and RNs were measured using validated scales, and knowledge uptake and satisfaction with a tool designed by the team. Characteristics, knowledge uptake, and satisfaction of SWs versus RNs were compared using t-, Wilcoxon, and chi-square tests. Two hundred forty-one RNs and 264 SWs participated. RNs were older (mean age 50; standard deviation [SD] 10.95) than SWs (41.35; SD=11.21) p90% overall were female. RNs had more professional experience, while SWs worked more years in the waiver (p |
