Research Article

Implementation Interventions Used in Nursing Homes and Hospitals: A Descriptive, Comparative Study between Austria, Germany, and The Netherlands

Table 2

Overview of the five most used implementation interventions per country.

AustriaGermanyThe Netherlands

Internal written materials
(professional intervention)
Internal written materials
(professional intervention)
Regular team meetings about a clinical topic
(professional intervention)
Efforts to increase nurses’ work satisfaction
(organisational interventions)
Regular use of assessment instruments
(organisational interventions)
Changes in patient record systems
(organisational interventions)
Changes in patient record systems
(organisational interventions)
Changes in patient record systems
(organisational interventions)
Inspecting authorities
(regulatory interventions)
Individual patient participation in treatment decisions
(organisational interventions)
Internal audits
(professional intervention)
Written/manual reminders
(professional intervention)
Internal consultations
(professional intervention)
Efforts to increase nurses’ work satisfaction
(organisational interventions)
Internal written materials
(professional intervention)