Implementation of MOVIN by a Nurse-Led Clinical Team: A Multiple Methods Evaluation Using the RE-AIM Framework

To evaluate the implementation of MOVIN, a multicomponent mobility intervention, by a nurse-led team and measure the effectiveness on unit-level outcomes.

A pragmatic quasi-experimental study was conducted on an inpatient adult medical unit. Evaluation was guided by the Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance (RE-AIM) framework. Interviews with 13 organizational partners were conducted to understand barriers and facilitators to adoption. Thematic analysis was used to analyze the data. Quantitative data to determine effectiveness on distance of patient ambulation and percent of patients ambulated by nursing staff were analyzed using an interrupted time series.

A significant increase in total weekly distances for patient ambulation and percent of patients ambulated by nursing staff occurred between preintervention, intervention, and postintervention periods. Themes for adoption included: Value, Immediate Feedback, Inclusive Implementation, Resource Needs, and Lack of Organizational Evidence. The nurse-led team demonstrated high fidelity to maintaining the core components of MOVIN.

A nurse-led team can successfully launch a multicomponent mobility intervention and sustain impact. RE-AIM supported assessments of key partners at multiple organizational levels, capturing critical unit level outcomes. Multiple methods for data collection and analysis yielded rich results to inform future dissemination of MOVIN. [Research in Gerontological Nursing, 17(4), 189-201.].