This study assessed factors influencing implementation of Preferences for Activity and Leisure (PAL) Cards, a person-centered communication tool, in nursing homes. Provider champions (N=26) created PAL Cards for 15 to 20 residents as part of a quality improvement project and then they participated in exit interviews incorporating questions from the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research domains of Characteristics of the Intervention and Process. The factors most frequently cited as facilitators were: Evidence Strength and Quality, Relative Advantage, Engaging, Executing, and Reflecting and Evaluating. Complexity and Cost were mentioned as barriers. Future implementation efforts should pursue flexible interventions in which staff can quickly see the value of their efforts, employ a team approach to implementation, and access external expert coaching models.

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Team Members as Authors

Members of the the PELI Team who contributed to this publication.

Abby Hermesch

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Dennis Cheatham

Communication Director

Master of Gerontological Studies Student

Abby Hermesch

Alexandra Heppner, BS

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Dennis Cheatham

Communication Director

Events & Programs Manager

Twin Towers Senior Living Community

Alexandra Heppner, BS

Kimberly VanHaitsma, Ph.D., FGSA

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Dennis Cheatham

Communication Director

Professor, Penn State Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing
Director, Program for Person-Centered Living Systems of Care

Kimberly VanHaitsma, Ph.D., FGSA

Katherine Abbott, Ph.D, MGS

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Dennis Cheatham

Communication Director

Executive Director; Scripps Gerontology Center

Professor of Gerontology; Miami University

Katherine Abbott, Ph.D, MGS