Understanding practice: The factors that influence management of mild traumatic brain injury in the emergency department-a qualitative study using the Theoretical Domains Framework

Implementation Science

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Tavender, Emma J ^a   Bosch, Marije ^a   Gruen, Russell L ^b   Green, Sally E ^b   Knott, Jonathan ^c   Francis, Jill J ^d   Michie, Susan ^e   O'Connor, Denise A ^b  

^a NATIONAL TRAUMA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emergency department management; Mild traumatic brain injury; Semi structured interviews; Theoretical Domains Framework

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENVIRONMENT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

BRAIN INJURIES; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENVIRONMENT; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; VICTORIA;

EID: 84892422511     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17485908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1748-5908-9-8     Document Type: Article

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