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. 2022 Nov;103(11):2180-2188.
doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2022.04.010. Epub 2022 May 17.

Using Implementation Science to Guide the Process of Adapting a Patient Engagement Intervention for Inpatient Spinal Cord Injury/Disorder Rehabilitation

Ryan J Walsh  1 , Virginia R McKay  2 , Piper E Hansen  3 , Peggy P Barco  1 , Kayla Jones  4 , Yejin Lee  1 , Riddhi D Patel  4 , David Chen  5 , Allen W Heinemann  6 , Eric J Lenze  7 , Alex W K Wong  8
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Using Implementation Science to Guide the Process of Adapting a Patient Engagement Intervention for Inpatient Spinal Cord Injury/Disorder Rehabilitation

Ryan J Walsh et al. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2022 Nov.

Abstract

Objectives: This study aimed to describe the process of adapting an evidence-based patient engagement intervention, enhanced medical rehabilitation (E-MR), for inpatient spinal cord injury/disease (SCI/D) rehabilitation using an implementation science framework.

Design: We applied the collaborative intervention planning framework and included a community advisory board (CAB) in an intervention mapping process.

Setting: A rehabilitation hospital.

Participants: Stakeholders from inpatient SCI/D rehabilitation (N=7) serving as a CAB and working with the research team (N=7) to co-adapt E-MR.

Interventions: E-MR.

Main outcome measures: Logic model and matrices of change used in CAB meetings to identify areas of intervention adaptation.

Results: The CAB and research team implemented adaptations to E-MR, including (1) identifying factors influencing patient engagement in SCI/D rehabilitation (eg, therapist training); (2) revising intervention materials to meet SCI/D rehabilitation needs (eg, modified personal goals interview and therapy trackers to match SCI needs); (3) incorporating E-MR into the rehabilitation hospital's operations (eg, research team coordinated with CAB to store therapy trackers in the hospital system); and (4) retaining fidelity to the original intervention while best meeting the needs of SCI/D rehabilitation (eg, maintained core E-MR principles while adapting).

Conclusions: This study demonstrated that structured processes guided by an implementation science framework can help researchers and clinicians identify adaptation targets and modify the E-MR program for inpatient SCI/D rehabilitation.

Keywords: Implementation science; Patient engagement; Patient participation; Rehabilitation; Spinal cord injuries.

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Steps for intervention mapping following the collaborative intervention planning framework.
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Logic model.
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