![]() ResultsĪ four-factor solution, representing 22 participants and 62% of study variance, satisfied the selection criteria. Factor arrays and data from the think-aloud task, field notes and interviews facilitated interpretation of the resulting factors. Q sort data were analysed using centroid factor analysis and varimax rotation in PQMethod. Following sorting, participants completed post-sorting interviews, a demographics questionnaire and semi-structured interviews. ![]() Concurrently, they participated in a think-aloud task, verbalising their decision-making processes. Thirty-one staff members from five Australian residential aged care facilities engaged in a Q sorting activity by ranking 34 cards representing different care activities on a pre-defined grid from ‘Least important’ (− 4) to ‘Most important’ (+ 4). The objective of this study was to investigate how care staff prioritise the care provided to residents living in residential aged care. Research on prioritisation and missed care has predominantly focused on acute care settings, which differ from residential aged care facilities in terms of funding, structure, staffing levels, skill mix, and approaches to care. Prioritisation, a precursor to missed care, involves decision-making about the order of care task completion based on perceived importance or urgency. ![]() When healthcare professionals’ workloads are greater than available resources, care activities can be missed, omitted or delayed, potentially leading to adverse patient outcomes.
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