Table 3.
Content Area and Questions for Telephone Interview.
| Content area | Questions |
|---|---|
| Current practice | What do you currently do to care for residents who have had a previous fracture |
| What do you currently do to care for residents who have a diagnosis of osteoporosis? | |
| What do you currently do to care for residents who are being readmitted to LTC after having been sent to hospital for a fracture? | |
| How do you care for a resident if they have had a vertebral fracture post-fall? | |
| → Pain treatment plan? | |
| Fall prevention | What do you think is the most important activity to do (or is supported by the strongest evidence) to reduce falls in LTC? |
| Challenges | What are some challenges to managing fractures to LTC residents? |
| → To prevent fractures? | |
| → To care for after they’ve had a fracture? | |
| → To care for after they’ve been readmitted to LTC after having been sent to hospital for a fracture? | |
| Suggestions for improvement | What would help improve the care you provide to residents related to managing fractures in LTC? |
| → To prevent fractures? | |
| → To care for after they’ve had a fracture? | |
| → To care for after they’ve been readmitted to LTC after having been sent to hospital for a fracture? |
Note. LTC = long-term care.