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Title: IMpleMenting Effective infection prevention and control in ReSidential aged carE (IMMERSE): protocol for a multi-level mixed methods implementation study.
Austin Authors: Tropea, Joanne;Peters, Sanne;Francis, Jill J;Bennett, Noleen;Fetherstonhaugh, Deirdre;Buising, Kirsty;Lim, Lyn-Li;Marshall, Caroline;Flynn, Madelaine;Murray, Michael;Yates, Paul A ;Aboltins, Craig;Johnson, Douglas;Kwong, Jason C ;Long, Karrie;McCahon, Judy;Lim, Wen K
Affiliation: Department of Aged Care, Royal Melbourne Hospital
School of Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia.
Infectious Diseases
Victorian Healthcare Associated Infection Surveillance System (VICNISS) Coordinating Centre and Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Melbourne at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia.
Australian Centre for Evidence Based Aged Care (ACEBAC), La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC, 3086, Australia.
Victorian Infectious Diseases Service, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, VIC, 3050, Australia.
Victorian Healthcare Associated Infection Surveillance System (VICNISS) Coordinating Centre and Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Melbourne at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia.
Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Melbourne at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia.
Director of Infection Prevention, Northern Health, Epping, VIC, 3076, Australia.
Geriatric Medicine
Department of Infectious Diseases, Northern Health, Epping, Vic, 3076, Australia.
Department of Medicine - Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia.
General Medicine
Director Nursing Research Hub, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville VIC 3050, Australia.
Consumer Representative of the IMMERSE Research Team, and Melbourne Academic Centre for Health, Parkville VIC 3050, Australia.
Issue Date: 23-Feb-2023
Date: 2023
Publication information: BMC Geriatrics 2023; 23(1)
Abstract: Older people living in residential aged care facilities are at high risk of acquiring infections such as influenza, gastroenteritis, and more recently COVID-19. These infections are a major cause of morbidity and mortality among this cohort. Quality infection prevention and control practice in residential aged care is therefore imperative. Although appointment of a dedicated infection prevention and control (IPC) lead in every Australian residential aged care facility is now mandated, all people working in this setting have a role to play in IPC. The COVID-19 pandemic revealed inadequacies in IPC in this sector and highlighted the need for interventions to improve implementation of best practice.
URI: https://ahro.austin.org.au/austinjspui/handle/1/32207
DOI: 10.1186/s12877-023-03766-9
ORCID: 0000-0002-5799-3977
Journal: BMC Geriatrics
Start page: 109
PubMed URL: 36823588
ISSN: 1471-2318
Type: Journal Article
Subjects: Behaviour change
Best practice
Implementation science
Infection prevention and control
Mixed methods
Nursing homes
Organisational readiness
Residential aged care
Australia/epidemiology
COVID-19/epidemiology
COVID-19/prevention & control
Pandemics/prevention & control
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