Adapting a Dementia Care Management Intervention for Regional Implementation: A Theory-Based Participatory Barrier Analysis

Katja Seidel, Tina Quasdorf, Julia Haberstroh and Jochen René Thyrian
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Katja Seidel: Psychological Ageing Research, Department of Psychology, Faculty V: School of Life Sciences, University of Siegen, Adolf-Reichwein-Str. 2a, 57068 Siegen, Germany
Tina Quasdorf: German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Site Witten, Stockumer Str. 12, 58453 Witten, Germany
Julia Haberstroh: Psychological Ageing Research, Department of Psychology, Faculty V: School of Life Sciences, University of Siegen, Adolf-Reichwein-Str. 2a, 57068 Siegen, Germany
Jochen René Thyrian: German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Site Rostock/Greifswald, Ellernholzstr. 1/2, 17489 Greifswald, Germany

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 9, 1-19

Abstract: Dementia is a leading cause of disability and dependency in older people worldwide. As the number of people affected increases, so does the need for innovative care models. Dementia care management (DCM) is an empirically validated approach for improving the care and quality of life for people with dementia (PwD) and caregivers. The aim of this study is to investigate the influencing factors and critical pathways for the implementation of a regionally adapted DCM standard in the existing primary care structures in the German region of Siegen-Wittgenstein (SW). Utilizing participatory research methods, five local health care experts as co-researchers conducted N = 13 semi-structured interviews with 22 local professionals and one caregiver as peer reviewers. Data collection and analysis were based on the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR). Our results show that among the most mentioned influencing factors, three CFIR constructs can be identified as both barriers and facilitators: Patients’ needs and resources, Relative advantage, and Cosmopolitanism. The insufficient involvement of relevant stakeholders is the major barrier and the comprehensive consideration of patient needs through dementia care managers is the strongest facilitating factor. The study underlines the vital role of barrier analysis in site-specific DCM implementation.

Keywords: dementia care; care management; participatory research; barrier analysis; implementation research; consolidated framework for implementation research (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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