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Table 2 Resource use in terms of invested time of involved hospital nursing personnel

From: Effectiveness of multifaceted and tailored strategies to implement a fall-prevention guideline into acute care nursing practice: a before-and-after, mixed-method study using a participatory action research approach

Type of resource use

Hours invested

Participation in nursing personnel’s information (1 h/session)

110 h

Participation in group meetings – data collection (1 ½ - 2 h/session)

598 h

Participation in interviews (app. 0.75 h/session)

41 h

Steering group meetings (1 ½ - 2 h/session)

147 h

Preparation for steering group meetings, meetings with ward nurses and head nurse (0.5 – 4 h/session)

109 h

Educational sessions (app. 1.5 h/session)

187 h

Σ

1192 h