Las redes sociales en la estrategia de implementación de evidencias en la práctica clínica: experiencia del Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga, España

Introduction. Twitter has become the favored forum for communicating health care, since it allows users to publish and share messages with their followers. At Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga (HRUM), they have used social networks, particularly Twitter, to facilitate implementing and broadcasting the recommendations from the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario’s (RNAO) Best Practice Guideline (BPG) for clinical practice. The objective of this paper is to describe the strategy and reflect on the role of social networks on the strategies and results of implementing the RNAO’s BPG recommendations. Topics of reflection. In accordance to the methodology of the Best Practice Spotlight Organization (BPSO) model, a leading role has been given to the nurses at each unit through training, creation of implementation teams and broadcasting the program. Using new records and, most of all, social networks, the strategy has obtained excellent results from professionals when it comes to adherence to the program, both quantitatively and qualitatively. Conclusions. The use of social networks as a broadcasting strategy in implementing the RNAO’s BPG recommendations has been well received by professionals. The strategy shows high participation levels and is a useful tool as a broadcasting strategy. More time is needed to monitor social network use and its possible impact on generating evidence, as well as the improvement of healthcare organizations and patient's health results.Introducción. Twitter se ha convertido en el foro favorito para la comunicación de la atención médica, en cuanto permite a los usuarios publicar y compartir mensajes fácilmente a sus seguidores. En el Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga (HRUM) se ha recurrido al uso de las redes sociales, particularmente Twitter, para facilitar la implementación y difusión de las recomendaciones de las Guías de Buenas Prácticas (GBP) de la Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO) en la práctica clínica. El objetivo del presente artículo es describir la estrategia y reflexionar acerca del rol de las redes sociales en las estrategias y los resultados de implantación de recomendaciones de GBP de la RNAO. Temas de reflexión. Siguiendo la metodología del modelo Best Practice Spotlight Organization (BPSO), se ha otorgado un papel protagonista a las enfermeras asistenciales de cada unidad a través de la formación, creación de equipos de implantación y difusión del programa. El uso de nuevos registros y, sobre todo, el uso de las redes sociales, ha obtenido unos resultados excelentes de adherencia de los profesionales al programa tanto a nivel cuantitativo como cualitativo. Conclusiones. El uso de las redes sociales como estrategia de difusión en la implantación de las recomendaciones de las GBP de la RNAO ha conseguido muy buena acogida por parte de los profesionales, pues muestra un alto nivel de participación, y es una herramienta útil como estrategia de difusión. Se necesita más tiempo para monitorizar el uso de las redes sociales y su posible impacto en la implantación de evidencias y la mejora de los resultados de salud de los pacientes y organizaciones de salud

Impact of the implementation of best practice guidelines on nurse's evidence-based practice and on nurses' work environment: research protocol

Abstract Aim: To determine the impact of the Best Practice Spotlight Organization® initia- tive on nurses' perception of their work environment and their attitudes to evidence- based practice. Design: Quasi-experimental, multicentre study. The intervention is the participation in Best Prectice Spotilight Organizations to implement Best Practice Guidelines. Methods: The study will include seven centres in the interventional group and 10 in the non-equivalent control group, all of them belonging to the Spanish national health system. The Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index, and the Health Sciences Evidence-Based Practice Questionnaire will be administered to a sample of 1,572 nurses at the beginning of the programme and at 1 year. This 3-year study started in April 2018 and will continue until December 2021. Statistical analy- ses will be carried out using the SPSS 25.0. This project was approved by the Drug Research Ethics Committee of the Parc de Salut Mar and registered in Clinical Trials. Discussion: The study findings will show the current state of nurses' perception of their work environment and attitudes to evidence-based practice, and possible changes in these parameters due to the programme. Impact: The findings could provide a strong argument for health policymakers to scale up the Best Practice Spotlight Organization® initiative in the Spanish national health system

Effectiveness of an intervention for improving drug prescription in primary care patients with multimorbidity and polypharmacy:Study protocol of a cluster randomized clinical trial (Multi-PAP project)

This study was funded by the Fondo de Investigaciones Sanitarias ISCIII (Grant Numbers PI15/00276, PI15/00572, PI15/00996), REDISSEC (Project Numbers RD12/0001/0012, RD16/0001/0005), and the European Regional Development Fund ("A way to build Europe").Background: Multimorbidity is associated with negative effects both on people's health and on healthcare systems. A key problem linked to multimorbidity is polypharmacy, which in turn is associated with increased risk of partly preventable adverse effects, including mortality. The Ariadne principles describe a model of care based on a thorough assessment of diseases, treatments (and potential interactions), clinical status, context and preferences of patients with multimorbidity, with the aim of prioritizing and sharing realistic treatment goals that guide an individualized management. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a complex intervention that implements the Ariadne principles in a population of young-old patients with multimorbidity and polypharmacy. The intervention seeks to improve the appropriateness of prescribing in primary care (PC), as measured by the medication appropriateness index (MAI) score at 6 and 12months, as compared with usual care. Methods/Design: Design:pragmatic cluster randomized clinical trial. Unit of randomization: family physician (FP). Unit of analysis: patient. Scope: PC health centres in three autonomous communities: Aragon, Madrid, and Andalusia (Spain). Population: patients aged 65-74years with multimorbidity (≥3 chronic diseases) and polypharmacy (≥5 drugs prescribed in ≥3months). Sample size: n=400 (200 per study arm). Intervention: complex intervention based on the implementation of the Ariadne principles with two components: (1) FP training and (2) FP-patient interview. Outcomes: MAI score, health services use, quality of life (Euroqol 5D-5L), pharmacotherapy and adherence to treatment (Morisky-Green, Haynes-Sackett), and clinical and socio-demographic variables. Statistical analysis: primary outcome is the difference in MAI score between T0 and T1 and corresponding 95% confidence interval. Adjustment for confounding factors will be performed by multilevel analysis. All analyses will be carried out in accordance with the intention-to-treat principle. Discussion: It is essential to provide evidence concerning interventions on PC patients with polypharmacy and multimorbidity, conducted in the context of routine clinical practice, and involving young-old patients with significant potential for preventing negative health outcomes. Trial registration: Clinicaltrials.gov, NCT02866799Publisher PDFPeer reviewe

Impact of the implementation of best practice guidelines on nurse's evidence-based practice and on nurses' work environment: research protocol

Aim: To determine the impact of the Best Practice Spotlight Organization® initiative on nurses' perception of their work environment and their attitudes to evidence-based practice. Design: Quasi-experimental, multicentre study. The intervention is the participation in Best Prectice Spotilight Organizations to implement Best Practice Guidelines. Methods: The study will include seven centres in the interventional group and 10 in the non-equivalent control group, all of them belonging to the Spanish national health system. The Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index, and the Health Sciences Evidence-Based Practice Questionnaire will be administered to a sample of 1,572 nurses at the beginning of the programme and at 1 year. This 3-year study started in April 2018 and will continue until December 2021. Statistical analyses will be carried out using the SPSS 25.0. This project was approved by the Drug Research Ethics Committee of the Parc de Salut Mar and registered in Clinical Trials. Discussion: The study findings will show the current state of nurses' perception of their work environment and attitudes to evidence-based practice, and possible changes in these parameters due to the programme. Impact: The findings could provide a strong argument for health policymakers to scale up the Best Practice Spotlight Organization® initiative in the Spanish national health system