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Lauren Swan,1,2 N Frances Horgan,3 Vanda Cummins,4 Elissa Burton,5 Rose Galvin,6 Dawn A Skelton,7,8 Bex Townley,8 Frank Doyle,9 Samira B Jabakhanji,10 Jan Sorensen,10 Debbie Rooney,2 Lisa Murphy,2 Austin Warters,11 Maria O’Sullivan1 1Department of Clinical Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland; 2North Dublin Home Care (NDHC), Dublin, Ireland; 3School of Physiotherapy, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland; 4Primary Care Physiotherapy Services CHO9, Health Service Executive (HSE), Dublin, Ireland; 5Curtin School of Allied Health, Curtin University, Perth, Australia; 6School of Allied Health, Ageing Research Centre, University of Limerick (UL), Limerick, Ireland; 7School of Health and Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, Scotland; 8Later Life Training, Killin, UK; 9Department of Health Psychology, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland; 10Healthcare Outcomes Research Centre (HORC), RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland; 11Older Person Services CHO9, Health Service Executive (HSE), Dublin, IrelandCorrespondence: Maria O’Sullivan, Email maria.osullivan@tcd.ieIntroduction: In Ireland, over 55,000 older adults are supported in their community by formal home support, amounting to an estimated 23 million care hours annually. There is a growing need to move beyond care, to more proactive approaches to maintain physical function. In a feasibility study, we delivered the “Care to Move” (CTM) program through existing home support services. This qualitative study aimed to explore the experience and perceptions of Health Care Assistants (HCAs), who were trained in and delivered the CTM program.Methods: We conducted semi-structured telephone interviews with 22 HCAs [mean age 49.0 ± 10.7 years and female 21/22] involved in the delivery of the program with older adults [n = 35, mean age 82.8 (7.8) years]. Interview transcripts were coded and analyzed thematically to capture barriers and enablers to program ... |