What helps or hinders intervention success in primary care? Qualitative findings with older adults and primary care practitioners during a feasibility study to address malnutrition risk
Diverse factors influence whether an intervention succeeds in primary care. PCPs learn about an intervention/study in different ways, vary in how they understand and accept its aims, and desire to make a difference to their patients. Patients bring perceptions and expectations about the study's aims, coloured by their habits and preferences, prior experience of research and healthcare, and pressure from social expectations. Each aspect must be considered when developing a successful primary care intervention that is viewed as relevant and meaningful, and presented using language that aligns with participants' values and goals. Our findings suggest that references to 'malnutrition risk' should be avoided in any patient-facing materials/interactions as participants do not accept or identify with this label.
Authors
- Leanne Morrison (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9961-551X)
- Paul Aveyard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1802-4217)
- Sue Green (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1760-3679)
- Lucy Yardley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3853-883X)
- Paul Little (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3664-1873)
- Caroline E. Childs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6832-224X)
- Jo Kelly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7690-6763)
- Liz Payne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6594-5668)
- Elisabeth Grey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9719-9690)
- Bernard Gudgin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9606-5121)
- Paramjit Singh Gill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8756-6813)
- Pam Holloway
- Michelle Sutcliffe
- Siân Robinson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1766-7269)
- Rebekah Le Feuvre
- Jackie Seely
- Mike Stroud
Institutions
- Southampton Solent University (GB)
- University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- University of Bristol (GB)
- University of Warwick (GB)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- University of Southampton (GB)
- University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Newcastle University (GB)
- Bournemouth University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Primary Care
- Published
- 2024-10-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-024-02623-x
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Programme Grants for Applied Research
- NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre
- National Institute for Health Research Applied Research Collaboration West