Role models in a preventive program for hand eczema among healthcare workers: a qualitative exploration of their main tasks and associated barriers and facilitators

BMC Family Practice

Cécile RL Boot¹  Johannes R Anema⁴  Joost WJ van der Gulden³  Esther WC van der Meer²  Anne M Bruinewoud² 

[1] Body@Work, Research Center Physical Activity, Work and Health, TNO-VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands;Department of Public and Occupational Health, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Van der Boechorststraat 7, Amsterdam, 1081 BT, The Netherlands;Department of Primary and Community Care, Centre for Family Medicine, Geriatric Care and Public Health, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, 6500 HB, The Netherlands;Research Center for Insurance Medicine AMC-UWV-VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

关键词: Barriers;    Facilitators;    Implementation;    Hand eczema;    Healthcare workers;    Role models;   

Others  :  1224025
DOI  :  10.1186/s12895-015-0033-y

 received in 2014-12-03, accepted in 2015-08-04,  发布年份 2015

【 摘 要 】

Background

Role models often play a role when implementing guidelines in healthcare. However, little is known about how role models perform their respective roles, or about which factors may hamper or enhance their functioning. The aim of the present study was therefore to investigate how role models perform there role as a part of a multifaceted implementation strategy on the prevention of hand eczema, and to identify barriers and facilitators for the performing of their role.

Methods

The role models were selected to become a role model and received a role model training. All role models worked at a hospital. In total, 19 role models, were interviewed. A topic list was used focussing on how the role models performed their role and what they experienced to be facilitators and barriers for their role. After coding the interviews, the codes were divided into themes.

Results

This study shows that the main tasks perceived by the role models were to raise awareness, to transfer information, to interact with colleagues about hand eczema, to provide material, and to perform coordinating tasks. Barriers and facilitators were whether the role suited the participant, affinity with the topic, and risk perception.

Conclusions

Most role models performed only the tasks they learned during their training. They mentioned a wide range of barriers and facilitators for the performing of their role. To enhance the functioning of the role models, a suggestion would be to select role models by taking into account prior coaching experience.

Trial registration

Trial registration number: NTR2812

【 授权许可】

   
2015 Bruinewoud et al.

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