Enhancing the impact of implementation strategies in healthcare: a research agenda
Powell, Byron J.; Fernandez, Maria E.; Williams, Nathaniel J.; Aarons, Gregory A.; Beidas, Rinad S.; Lewis, Cara C.; McHugh, Sheena M.; Weiner, Bryan J.
Date:
2019-01-22
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© 2019 Powell, Fernandez, Williams, Aarons, Beidas, Lewis, McHugh and Weiner. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
Citation:
Powell, B.J., Fernandez, M.E., Williams, N.J., Aarons, G.A., Beidas, R.S., Lewis, C.C., McHugh, S.M. and Weiner, B.J., 2019. Enhancing the Impact of Implementation Strategies in Healthcare: A Research Agenda. Frontiers in public health, 7, 3 (9pp) DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2019.00003
Abstract:
The field of implementation science was developed to better understand the factors that facilitate or impede implementation and generate evidence for implementation strategies. In this article, we briefly review progress in implementation science, and suggest five priorities for enhancing the impact of implementation strategies. Specifically, we suggest the need to: 1) enhance methods for designing and tailoring implementation strategies; 2) specify and test mechanisms of change; 3) conduct more effectiveness research on discrete, multi-faceted, and tailored implementation strategies; 4) increase economic evaluations of implementation strategies; and 5) improve the tracking and reporting of implementation strategies. We believe that pursuing these priorities will advance implementation science by helping us to understand when, where, why, and how implementation strategies improve implementation effectiveness and subsequent health outcomes.
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