6th UK and Ireland Implementation Science Research Conference 2023
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PRESENter
Ana Laura Salomé Lourencetti
presenter biography
Bachelor and Licensed in Nursing currently a Master’s student in Health Sciences in the area of Care and Technological Innovation in Health and Nursing with an emphasis on Mental Health and Primary Health Care at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP)
background
In Brazil, matrix support is a collaborative care program that proposes the integration of mental health and primary care services. Similar to other public health policies, the sustainability of this program in these services depends on several factors, such as the behavioral change of health professionals in care practice. Placed in a post-implementation scenario this study aims to investigate the perceptions of workers about the process of matrix support implementation in a medium-sized municipality seeking the barriers and facilitators regarding the sustainability of this program in the services routine.
MEthod
The matrix support implementation process took place between 2019 and 2021 and, one year after its completion and removal of the research team, professionals from primary care and mental health services participated in in-depth interviews and observations guided by previous scripts based on the domains proposed by The Theoretical Domains Framework.
results
Eleven professionals participated in the interviews, and approximately 50 professionals were observed during team and matrix support meetings. After a hybrid analysis of the contents collected, it was identified that the most significant facilitators related to domains of knowledge, skills, and beliefs about capabilities. The barriers were related with contexts and resources (material resources and organizational culture) and beliefs about consequences
Conclusion
Domains of knowledge, skills, and beliefs about capabilities can be associated with the effectiveness of training and stakeholder education strategies used during the implementation process. However, the reported barriers stand out: the sustainability of matrix support was affected by the lack of beliefs about the effectiveness of the program in a context with a lack of resources and organizational barriers. This study also reinforces the use of TDF to identify barriers and facilitators that support the practice of health policies in routine services