Table 1 Overview of core concept articles for the PARIHS framework
Author | Year | Journal | Method | Sample | Focus of paper |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kitson | 1998 | Qual Health Care | Conceptual | Not applicable | Original paper proposing the framework (later named PARIHS) in which core elements are defined. |
Harvey | 2002 | J Adv Nurs | Concept analysis | 95 articles and books published 1985 - 1998, identified from Medline, Cinahl, Pyschlit or Sociofile. | Explore maturity of the concept of facilitation as part of on-going development/refinement of PARIHS. |
McCormack | 2002 | J Adv Nurs | Concept analysis | Review of literature included 'seminal texts' and papers identified through Medline, Cinahl, Psychlit and Sociofile (search methods and details unclear). | Identify 'meaning, characteristics and consequences of practice contexts' as it relates to implementation. Part of on-going development/refinement of PARIHS. |
Rycroft-Malone | 2002 | Qual Saf Health Care | Conceptual | Not applicable | Original authors present theoretical refinements to PARIHS framework, based on the concept analyses |
Rycroft-Malone | 2004 | J Adv Nurs | Debate | Not applicable | '...aims to move on the debate...about the nature of evidence, describe the characteristics of evidence, and consider how different sources of evidence contribute to patient care.' Framed as a debate but part of on-going development/refinement of PARIHS. |
Kitson | 2008 | Implement Sci | Conceptual | Not applicable | Provides a summary of the team's 'conceptual and theoretical thinking' and future directions for PARIHS, including items to operationalize PARIHS elements in the Appendix. |