EQUIP Healthcare: An overview of a multi-component intervention to enhance equity-oriented care in primary health care settings

International Journal for Equity in Health

C. Nadine Wathen³  Marilyn Ford-Gilboe¹  Colleen Varcoe²  Annette J. Browne² 

[1] Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing, Western University, H37 Health Sciences Addition, 1151 Richmond St., London N6A 5C1, ON, Canada;School of Nursing, The University of British Columbia, T201 – 2211 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver V6T 2B5, BC, Canada;Faculty of Information & Media Studies, Western University, North Campus Building, Room 240, 1151 Richmond St., London N6A 5B7, ON, Canada

关键词: Structural violence;    Marginalized populations;    Indigenous populations;    Primary care;    Primary health care;    Cultural safety;    and violence-informed care;    Trauma- ;    Case study;    Intervention research;    Health inequities;    Health equity;   

Others  :  1235454
DOI  :  10.1186/s12939-015-0271-y

 received in 2015-07-24, accepted in 2015-11-10,  发布年份 2015

【 摘 要 】

Background

The primary health care (PHC) sector is increasingly relevant as a site for population health interventions, particularly in relation to marginalized groups, where the greatest gains in health status can be achieved. The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of an innovative multi-component, organizational-level intervention designed to enhance the capacity of PHC clinics to provide equity-oriented care, particularly for marginalized populations. The intervention, known as EQUIP, is being implemented in Canada in four diverse PHC clinics serving populations who are impacted by structural inequities. These PHC clinics serve as case studies for the implementation and evaluation of the EQUIP intervention. We discuss the evidence and theory that provide the basis for the intervention, describe the intervention components, and discuss the methods used to evaluate the implementation and impact of the intervention in diverse contexts.

Design and methods

Research and theory related to equity-oriented care, and complexity theory, are central to the design of the EQUIP intervention. The intervention aims to enhance capacity for equity-oriented care at the staff level, and at the organizational level (i.e., policy and operations) and is novel in its dual focus on:

(a) Staff education: using standardized educational models and integration strategies to enhance staff knowledge, attitudes and practices related to equity-oriented care in general, and cultural safety, and trauma- and violence-informed care in particular, and;

(b) Organizational integration and tailoring: using a participatory approach, practice facilitation, and catalyst grants to foster shifts in organizational structures, practices and policies to enhance the capacity to deliver equity-oriented care, improve processes of care, and shift key client outcomes.

Using a mixed methods, multiple case-study design, we are examining the impact of the intervention in enhancing staff knowledge, attitudes and practices; improving processes of care; shifting organizational policies and structures; and improving selected client outcomes.

Discussion

The multiple case study design provides an ideal opportunity to study the contextual factors shaping the implementation, uptake and impact of our tailored intervention within diverse PHC settings. The EQUIP intervention illustrates the complexities involved in enhancing the PHC sector's capacity to provide equity-oriented care in real world clinical contexts.

【 授权许可】

   
2015 Browne et al.

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