J Korean Acad Nurs.  2013 Apr;43(2):145-153. 10.4040/jkan.2013.43.2.145.

Evidence Based Practice in Long Term Care Settings

• Specht JK

• KMID: 1739478
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2013.43.2.145

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this manuscript is to discuss the need for use of evidence based practice (EBP) in LTC, the current use of evidence in long term care facilities and what we know about adoption of the use of EBP in LTC.
METHODS
Literature review and reporting of findings from the M-TRAIN study that was a quasi-experimental design to test the effectiveness of an intervention to increase the use of EBPs for urinary incontinence and pain in 48 LTC facilities.
RESULTS
Barriers to adopting EBPs include lack of available time, lack of access to current research literature, limited critical appraisal skills, excessive literature to review, non-receptive organizational culture, limited resources, and limited decision-making authority of staff to implement change. Strategies to promote adoption of EBP include the commitment of management; the culture of the home; leadership; staff knowledge, time, and reward; and facility size, complexity, the extent that members are involved outside the facility, NH chain membership, and high level of private pay residents. Findings from the M-TRAIN add, stability of nurse leader and congruency between the leaders perception of their leadership and the staff's perception of the leadership.
CONCLUSION
There is clear evidence of the need and the benefits to residents of LTC and to the health care system yet adoption of EBP continues to be slow and sporadic. There is also evidence for the process of establishing best evidence and many resources to find the available EBPs. The urgent need now is finding ways to best get the EBPs implemented in LTC. There is growing evidence about best methods to do this but continued research is needed. Clearly, residents in LTC deserve the best care possible and EBPs represent an important vehicle by which to do this.

Keyword

Long term care; Evidence based practice; Translation research; Adoption; Empowerment

MeSH Terms

*Evidence-Based Practice
Humans
Leadership
*Long-Term Care
Nursing Homes
Organizational Culture

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