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Table 3 Overview of items and concepts in the MAINtAIN

From: Development and usability of the MAINtAIN, an inventory assessing nursing staff behavior to optimize and maintain functional activity among nursing home residents: a mixed-methods approach

MAINtAIN-behaviors: Nursing behaviors to optimize function

Items

Nursing behaviors related to type of activity

Item 1 to 8:

Nursing behavior related to activities of daily living

Item 9 to 14:

Nursing behaviors related to household activities

Item 15 to 19:

Nursing behaviors related to miscellaneous activities

MAINtAIN-barriers: Barriers and facilitators related to behaviors to optimize function, by level

Item

Residents

Item

Social context

1.

Relevance for residents

B

19.

Collaboration with experts

B

2.

Capabilities residents

B

20.

Social support of colleagues

F

3.

Visibility of results

F

21.

Support of manager

F

4.

Residentsā€™ fear

B

22.

Referral to responsibility

F

5.

Attention seeking behavior

B

23.

Communication within team

F

6.

Residentsā€™ and familiesā€™ expectations regarding care

B

24.

Expectations of colleagues

F

7.

Attitude residents

B

25.

Care routines

B

8.

Learned dependency

B

Ā Ā Ā 

Item

Professionals

Item

Organizational & economic context

9.

Prioritizing time over care

B

26.

Organizational readiness

B

10.

Risks for residents

B

27.

Presence of expertise

F

11.

Task perception: task of physiotherapist

B

28.

Educational opportunities

F

12.

Sense of importance

F

29.

Rules and regulations

B

13.

Task perception: taking responsibility

F

30.

Availability of resources

F

14.

Outcome expectations

B

31.

Priority within organization

F

15.

Availability of expertise

F

32.

Staffing level

B

16.

Conflict: time consuming

B

33.

Time

F

17.

Sense of difficulty

B

Ā Ā Ā 

18.

Self-efficacy

F

Ā Ā Ā 
  1. B item formulated as barrier
  2. F item formulated as facilitator
  3. Levels of barriers and facilitators are derived from Grol and Wensing [13]
  4. Additional file 1 includes the MAINtAIN