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dc.contributor.authorZimmerman, Peta-Anne
dc.contributor.authorYeatman, Heather
dc.contributor.authorJones, Michael
dc.contributor.authorMurdoch, Helen
dc.date.accessioned2018-08-29T03:11:09Z
dc.date.available2018-08-29T03:11:09Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.issn1835-5617
dc.identifier.doi10.1071/HI14036
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/107967
dc.description.abstractAbstract. Introduction: The aim of this study was to explore the role of the Diffusion of Innovations framework in adopting an infection prevention and control program (IPCP) in a low and middle income (LMI) country, the Republic of Kiribati. Methods: Case-study methodology was used to examine and contextualise the analysis of the Republic of Kiribati's adoption of the IPCP from 2003 to 2010. Data were collected from multiple sources including semi-structured interviews, IPCP documentation, program evaluation and a healthcare worker survey. Data were subjected to thematic analysis and descriptive statistics where relevant to the study design. Results: It was found that the self-initiated progression of activities and stimuli has resulted in the successful adoption of a comprehensive IPCP. The process followed the staged model of the classic Diffusion of Innovations process in organisations described by Everett Rogers. Conclusion: This case study provides an illustration of how a comprehensive IPCP can be adopted in a LMI country setting with little involvement from external agencies. It identifies key stimuli, opportunities and activities which could be similarly adopted and implemented by other LMI countries.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherCSIRO Publishing
dc.publisher.placeAustralia
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom54
dc.relation.ispartofpageto61
dc.relation.ispartofissue2
dc.relation.ispartofjournalHealthcare Infection
dc.relation.ispartofvolume20
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNursing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3202
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4205
dc.titleSuccess in the South Pacific: a case study of successful diffusion of an infection prevention and control program
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorZimmerman, Peta-Anne P.


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