Implementation of the Needs Assessment Tool for patients with interstitial lung disease (NAT:ILD): Facilitators and barriers

C. Reigada, A. Papadopoulos, J. W. Boland, J. Yorke, J. Ross, D. C. Currow, S. Hart, S. Bajwah, G. Grande, A. Wells, M. J. Johnson

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Abstract

A Needs Assessment Tool (NAT) was developed previously to help clinicians identify the supportive/palliative needs of people with interstitial lung disease (ILD) (NAT:ILD). This letter presents barriers and facilitators to clinical implementation. Data from (1) a focus group of respiratory clinicians and (2) an expert consensus group (respiratory and palliative clinicians, academics, patients, carers) were analysed using Framework Analysis. Barriers related to resources and service reconfiguration, and facilitators to clinical need, structure, objectiveness, flexibility and benefits of an â aide-memoire'. Identified training needs included communication skills and local service knowledge. The NAT:ILD was seen as useful, necessary and practical in everyday practice.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1049-1051
Number of pages3
JournalThorax
Volume72
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Nov 2017
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Interstitial Fibrosis
  • Palliative Care

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

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