Understanding professional advice networks in long-term care: an outside-inside view of best practice pathways for diffusion

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dc.contributor.authorCranley, Lisa A
dc.contributor.authorKeefe, Janice M
dc.contributor.authorTaylor, Deanne
dc.contributor.authorThompson, Genevieve
dc.contributor.authorBeacom, Amanda M
dc.contributor.authorSquires, Janet E
dc.contributor.authorEstabrooks, Carole A
dc.contributor.authorDearing, James W
dc.contributor.authorNorton, Peter G
dc.contributor.authorBerta, Whitney B
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-03T01:03:25Z
dc.date.available2019-02-03T01:03:25Z
dc.date.issued2019-01-30
dc.date.updated2019-02-03T01:03:25Z
dc.description.abstractAbstract Background Interpersonal relationships among professionals drive both the adoption and rejection of consequential innovations. Through relationships, decision-makers learn which colleagues are choosing to adopt innovations, and why. The purpose of our study was to understand how and why long-term care (LTC) leaders in a pan-Canadian interpersonal network provide and seek advice about care improvement innovations, for the eventual dissemination and implementation of these innovations. Methods We used a mixed methods approach. An online survey was sent to senior leaders in 958 LTC facilities in 11 Canadian provinces and territories. Participants were asked to name up to three individuals whose advice they most value when considering care improvement and practice innovations. Sociometric analysis revealed the structure of provincial-level advice networks and how those networks were linked. Using sociometric indicators, we purposively selected 39 key network actors to interview to explore the nature of advice relationships. Data were analyzed thematically. Results In this paper, we report our qualitative findings. We identified four themes from the data. One theme related to characteristics of particular network roles: opinion leaders, advice seekers, and boundary spanners. Opinion leaders and boundary spanners have long tenures in LTC, a broad knowledge of the network, and share an interest in advancing the sector. Advice seekers were similarly committed to LTC; they initially seek and then, over time, exchange advice with opinion leaders and become an important source of information for them. A second theme related to characterizing advice seeking relationships as formal, peer-to-peer, mentoring, or reciprocal. The third and fourth themes described motivations for providing and seeking advice, and the nature of advice given and sought. Advice seekers initially sought information to resolve clinical care problems; however, over time, the nature of advice sought expanded to include operational and strategic queries. Opinion leaders sought to expand their networks and to solicit information from their more established advice seekers that might benefit the network and advance LTC. Conclusions New knowledge about the distinct roles that different network actors play vis-a-vis one another offers healthcare professionals, researchers, and decision- and policy-makers insights that are useful when formulating best practice dissemination strategies.
dc.identifier.citationImplementation Science. 2019 Jan 30;14(1):10
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-019-0858-6
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/109884
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/44545
dc.language.rfc3066en
dc.rights.holderThe Author(s).
dc.titleUnderstanding professional advice networks in long-term care: an outside-inside view of best practice pathways for diffusion
dc.typeJournal Article
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