Advancing Rehabilitation Paradigms for Older Adults in Skilled Nursing Facilities: An Effectiveness-Implementation Hybrid Type 1 Clinical Trial Protocol.
Emma Haldane BeisheimKatie A ButeraLauren A Hinrichs-KinneyDanielle L DerleinDaniel J MaloneJodi Summers HoltropJeri E ForsterDonna DiedrichAllison M GustavsonJennifer E Stevens-LapsleyPublished in: Physical therapy (2023)
This effectiveness-implementation hybrid type 1, cluster-randomized trial has the potential to shift rehabilitation care paradigms in a nationwide network of skilled nursing facilities, resulting in improved patient outcomes and functional independence. Further, evaluation of the facilitators of, and the barriers to, implementation of i-STRONGER in real-world, clinical settings will critically inform future work evaluating and implementing best rehabilitation practices in skilled nursing facilities.