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September 17, 2026Journal of the American Geriatrics SocietyOpen Access

Irish Healthcare Staff Perspectives on the Implementation of the Age‐Friendly Health Systems 4Ms Framework. A Qualitative Analysis

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TOTessa O’GormanUniversity College DublinHHHeather HegartyUniversity College CorkRMRebecca MarshallHealth Service Executive

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Overview

Qualitative study reveals key facilitators and systemic barriers to adopting the 4Ms Framework among multidisciplinary healthcare staff, highlighting the need for localized implementation strategies.

Key Points

  • Evaluate multidisciplinary healthcare staff perspectives on implementing the Age-Friendly Health Systems 4Ms Framework across early-adopter clinical services in Ireland.
  • Conducted 10 semi-structured, one-to-one interviews with doctors, nurses, and health and social care professionals across three healthcare settings in Ireland.
  • Applied a qualitative interpretive phenomenological design informed by Normalization Process Theory, using iterative thematic content analysis to analyze verbatim interview transcripts.
  • Identified an overarching theme of the 4Ms Framework acting as a supporting and enabling structure that promotes multidisciplinary collaboration and person-centered care with minimal additional resources.
  • Identified key implementation facilitators—such as early stakeholder engagement, strong leadership, and scalability—alongside barriers including reliance on Americanized materials, risks of tokenism, and limited formal outcome evaluation.

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O’Gorman et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aabb8375f706d05830e7e12https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.70598
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