Date of Conferral
2022
Degree
Doctor of Business Administration (D.B.A.)
School
Business Administration
Advisor
Gwendolyn Dooley
Abstract
Healthcare managers implement evidence-based practice to meet the growing needs of aging populations. However, many healthcare leaders fail to sustain newly implemented practices. Grounded in the promoting action on research implementation in health services conceptual framework, the purpose of this qualitative interpretative descriptive study was to explore strategies healthcare leaders use to sustain practice changes to meet increasing demands for quality care of the aging population. The participants included eight healthcare managers from Canada and the United States who led strategies to sustain practice change. The four themes that emerged using semistructured interviews and thematic analysis were staff buy-in, staff feedback, roles to support sustainment, and flexibility to change. A key recommendation is for healthcare managers to use organizational structures to engage staff routinely during sustainment. Implications for social change include the potential to improve the quality of care delivered to patients.
Recommended Citation
Gable, Erin, "Successful Strategies to Sustain Practice Changes in Healthcare" (2022). Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies. 13370.
https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/13370
