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. 2019 Feb 6;14:12. doi: 10.1186/s13012-019-0857-7

Table 3.

Facilitators to the implementation of the ACS QUIK toolkit intervention

Facilitators Data source Description Context, conditions, and consequences
Individual level
 Physicians believed in the toolkit intervention Interview Physicians’ engagement was a function of initial views about ACS QUIK toolkit intervention Physicians’ engagement in implementing the toolkit intervention was shaped by their interest with awareness and initial belief in the toolkit intervention that it will be beneficial to improve patient outcomes.
 Usefulness of checklists and patient education materials Survey, interview Admission and discharge checklists and patient education materials were simple and easy to use In view of high patient volume and physicians’ time constraints, admission and discharge checklists were easy to administer and patient education materials were distributed to patients and their relatives in the outpatient clinic or at the discharge visit.
 Patients satisfaction with the care provided by the cardiovascular quality improvement team Survey, interview Patients responded positively to the care provided by the cardiovascular quality improvement team. Physicians expressed that patients liked the education materials and care provided by the ACS QUIK trial team.
Organizational level
 Inter-departmental communication Interview Coordination between medicine department, coronary care unit, and emergency unit department was influenced by the implementation of toolkit intervention Involvement of physicians, consultants and support staff from various departments viz. emergency unit, coronary care unit, and medicine department improved transfer communication and better delivery of toolkit intervention.
 Training opportunities available to form code /rapid response team Survey, interview Code (cardiac arrest) team and rapid response teams were established after training guidelines were provided to the hospitals. Training opportunities were made available to the hospital teams to create code and rapid response team to improve resuscitation procedures, door-to-needle or door-to-balloon time, and ultimately patient outcomes.
 Organizational support Interview Support of the hospital administrators Hospital administrators and physicians supported the view of delivering standardized treatment protocol to all ACS patients.