Barriers to and facilitators of a just-in-time adaptive intervention for respiratory illness in cerebral palsy: a qualitative study

Autor: Christopher C Cushing, Paul J Chung, Kristina Devi Singh-Verdeflor, Heidi M Kloster, Carlos Lerner, Thomas S Klitzner, Danielle M Gerber, Barbara J Katz, Roxana Delgado-Martinez, Lorena Porras-Javier, Siem Ia, Teresa Wagner, Mary L Ehlenbach, Gemma Warner, Ryan J Coller
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: BMJ Open, Vol 13, Iss 8 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2044-6055
29006708
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-074147
Popis: Objective To understand caregiver, healthcare professional and national expert perspectives on implementation of a just-in-time adaptive intervention, RE-PACT (Respiratory Exacerbation-Plans for Action and Care Transitions) to prevent respiratory crises in severe cerebral palsy.Design Qualitative research study.Setting Paediatric complex care programmes at two academic medical institutions.Participants A total of n=4 focus groups were conducted with caregivers of children with severe cerebral palsy and chronic respiratory illness, n=4 with healthcare professionals, and n=1 with national experts.Methods Participants viewed a video summarising RE-PACT, which includes action planning, mobile health surveillance of parent confidence to avoid hospitalisation and rapid clinical response at times of low confidence. Moderated discussion elicited challenges and benefits of RE-PACT’s design, and inductive thematic analysis elicited implementation barriers and facilitators.Results Of the 19 caregivers recruited, nearly half reported at least one hospitalisation for their child in the prior year. Healthcare professionals and national experts (n=26) included physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, social workers and researchers. Four overarching themes and their barriers/facilitators emphasised the importance of design and interpersonal relationships balanced against health system infrastructure constraints. Intervention usefulness in crisis scenarios relies on designing action plans for intuitiveness and accuracy, and mobile health surveillance tools for integration into daily life. Trust, knowledge, empathy and adequate clinician capacity are essential components of clinical responder-caregiver relationships.Conclusions RE-PACT’s identified barriers are addressable. Just-in-time adaptive interventions for cerebral palsy appear well-suited to address families’ need to tailor intervention content to levels of experience, preference and competing demands.
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